United States Doesn’t Owe Tribe For Third-Party Health Service Revenue, Judge Says

Mealey's (September 25, 2019, 4:24 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in the District of Columbia on Sept. 9 granted summary judgment against a Washington state Native American tribe, finding that the tribe’s collection and expenditure of third-party revenues cannot be counted as part of the federal government’s reimbursement for Native American health care programs (Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. Alex M. Azar, No. 18-1156, D. D.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152928)....