Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe

Decided June 6, 2024. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-250 · 602 U.S. 222 · Cited 3 times

The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act requires the Indian Health Service to pay the contract support costs that a tribe incurs when it collects and spends program income—i.e., revenue from third-party payers like Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers—to further the functions, services, activities, and programs transferred to it from IHS in a self-determination contract.

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