Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to get $400 million in federal settlement

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 568

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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The federal government has agreed to pay the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium $400 million to settle claims of inadequate cost coverage over several years.

The settlement, announced on Tuesday by the U.S. Justice Department, stems from a lawsuit filed by the nonprofit tribal health group in 2021 against the Department of Health and Human Services, which operates the Indian Health Service.

At issue in the case are “contract support costs,” the …

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