### Question
Can you define what high-cost contract care cases means?


### Answer
**High-cost contract care cases** is defined as the following in *25 U.S.C. § 1621j*:

> those cases in which the cost of the medical treatment provided to an individual—


(1) would otherwise be eligible for reimbursement from the Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund established under section 1621a of this title, except that the cost of such treatment does not meet the threshold cost requirement established pursuant to section 1621a(b)(2) of this title

#### Citation:
  - *25 U.S.C. § 1621j*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 18-INDIAN HEALTH CARE > SUBCHAPTER II-HEALTH SERVICES**

