Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., Petitioners v. San Carlos Apache Tribe

  1. January 29, 2024

    Justices Set March Arguments In Tribal Healthcare Dispute

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in March on two federal government petitions seeking to overturn orders that have the potential to cost $2 billion a year to support Native American tribes that provide insurer-funded services to their members.

  2. January 05, 2024

    Tribal Healthcare Dispute Could Upend Law, Justices Told

    Any requirement for Indian Health Services to pay contract support costs for activities funded by a tribe's third-party income would upend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the federal government told the U.S. Supreme Court, saying two appellate courts erred when interpreting the law to determine that those additional healthcare expenses must be reimbursed.

  3. November 20, 2023

    Justices Will Hear Dispute Over Native Health Care Payments

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up two federal government petitions seeking to overturn orders that require the Indian Health Service to reimburse millions in administrative health care costs for Native American tribes that provide insurer-funded services to their members.

  4. October 12, 2023

    Tribes Want Justices To Clear Up Health Care Claims Dispute

    Two Native American tribes are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal government petition seeking to overturn an order that makes the Indian Health Service responsible for covering millions in health care costs, arguing that the high court should "make it clear" in its ruling that tribes are entitled to repayment of overhead expenses incurred in connection with the federal program.

  5. September 18, 2023

    Feds Take Tribal Reimbursement Question To High Court

    The U.S. government is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether it must reimburse certain administrative costs for Native American tribes who provide insurer-funded health care services to their members, warning that such an arrangement could cost as much as $2 billion annually.