Indian Health Services

Name

Indian Health Services

Legal name

Indian Health Service

Website

https://ihs.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Indigenous Healthcare Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Tribal/Indigenous Public Health Authorities (HLAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH), State/Provincial/Regional Health Departments (HLAJAAAA)

Keywords

• Federal health services
• Tribal healthcare programs
• Indigenous primary care
• Government medical services
• Rural behavioral health

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others, Supply Chain

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Indian Health Service is a federal healthcare agency that delivers comprehensive medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, hospital, and preventive care services to eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives through directly operated facilities, Tribal health programs, and Urban Indian Health Programs across 12 IHS Area Offices. The agency also administers specialty public health programs including the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI), National HIV/AIDS Program, Telebehavioral Health Center of Excellence, Youth Regional Treatment Centers, and Personal Health Record portal, supported by the RPMS electronic health record, VistA Imaging, and a VA reimbursement/pharmacy partnership.

Product overview

Indian Health Service (IHS) is a federal healthcare program providing comprehensive medical services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The organization operates a portfolio of clinical programs including direct healthcare delivery, specialty programs for diabetes (SDPI/DDTP), HIV/AIDS, behavioral health, and maternal/child health. Key supporting infrastructure includes the RPMS electronic health record system, VistA Imaging, Health IT Modernization initiatives, and a network of LISTSERV communication groups. IHS partners with the VA for Native veteran care and manages purchased/referred care services and Youth Regional Treatment Centers. The system serves patients through direct care at IHS facilities, tribally-operated programs, and urban Indian health programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI): A program providing grant resources for diabetes treatment and prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
• Improving Patient Care (IPC)
• Veterans Affairs (VA) and IHS Partnership
• Together Raising Awareness for Indian Life (T.R.A.I.L.)

Products and services

• Comprehensive IHS Healthcare Services Comprehensive healthcare services including primary care, hospital care, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, preventive care, and maternal/child health delivered at no cost to eligible AI/AN beneficiaries through directly operated IHS facilities, tribal health programs, and Urban Indian Health Programs.
• Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) Grant program providing funding and resources for diabetes prevention and treatment in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, supporting community-directed diabetes programs across IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian health facilities.
• Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention (DDTP) Division that strengthens clinical, public health, and community approaches to diabetes treatment and prevention, manages the SDPI program, and provides training on diabetes science.
• Improving Patient Care (IPC) Program Quality improvement program supporting Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) implementation and recognition, focused on improving healthcare quality and access for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
• National HIV/AIDS Program Program coordinating and promoting HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment activities for American Indians and Alaska Natives through a comprehensive public health approach in partnership with Native communities throughout the United States.
• Telebehavioral Health Center of Excellence Program providing tele-behavioral health services to expand access to mental health and substance abuse treatment across Indian Country, connecting patients with behavioral health specialists remotely.
• Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) Program providing coverage for medical services purchased from outside providers when direct care is not available at IHS facilities, enabling AI/AN beneficiaries to access specialty and inpatient services outside the direct IHS system.
• Youth Regional Treatment Centers (YRTC) Residential treatment facilities providing substance abuse and mental health services designed for American Indian and Alaska Native youth.
• VA-IHS Partnership Services Memorandum of understanding framework between Veterans Affairs and IHS establishing coordination, collaboration, and resource-sharing for Native veteran healthcare, including reimbursement agreements and pharmacy services covering inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory surgical, and outpatient pharmacy services.
• Together Raising Awareness for Indian Life (T.R.A.I.L.) Youth diabetes prevention curriculum implemented at Native Boys and Girls Clubs, promoting healthy lifestyles through physical, educational, and nutritional activities based on tribal traditions and history.
• Personal Health Record Online patient portal allowing AI/AN patients to access their health records, view test results, and manage their healthcare information.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,500+ jobs created through Chickasaw Nation medical campus project
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chickasaw NationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 July 2026Largest joint venture in IHS history - $1 billion medical campus project in Newcastle, Oklahoma spanning 2.5 million square feet across 160 acres and 12 buildings. The project is funded primarily by the Chickasaw Nation with partial staffing support from IHS. This represents an exercise of tribal sovereignty through a tribal-federal partnership and will create more than 5,500 jobs.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2021MOU partnership to improve health status of American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. The agreement, first signed in 2003 and renewed in October 2010 and 2021, establishes coordination and resource-sharing between agencies. A 2012 reimbursement agreement allows VA to pay IHS for services to eligible veterans. Has generated $123+ million in reimbursement to IHS. VA Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy delivers 5+ million prescriptions to IHS patients.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) - Reimbursement AgreementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2012Reimbursement agreement allowing VA to financially compensate IHS for direct health care provided to AI/AN veterans enrolled in VA system. Covers inpatient hospital, outpatient hospital and clinic, ambulatory surgical, and outpatient pharmacy services.
• Haskell Indian Nations UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandmark agreement signed June 1, 2026 to expand health and educational opportunities through collaboration between IHS and the university.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent agency - IHS is an agency within HHS. All IHS activities operate under HHS oversight and policy guidance.
• Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to equip BIA law enforcement officers with naloxone for responding to opioid overdoses in Indian Country.
• Suicide Prevention Resource CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsored the first Zero Suicide Academy for American Indian and Alaska Native healthcare leaders in Phoenix, Arizona.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/IHSgov
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/IHSgov
• Facebookfacebook.com/IndianHealthService
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/indian-health-service

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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