Indian Health Service Underfunding

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Indian Health Service

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The Indian Health Service is chronically underfunded and understaffed, leaving many Native Americans without easy access to care

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Native Americans are entitled to free health care when the Indian Health Service foots the bill at its facilities or sites managed by tribes.

In reality, the agency is chronically underfunded and understaffed.

The agency rejects tens of thousands of requests to fund appointments, forcing patients to go without treatment or pay daunting medical bills out of their own pockets.

Native Americans who live in another tribe’s area, as she does, are eligible if they have close ties to another tribe.

The Indian Health Service created flowcharts to help patients understand eligibility.

Patti Conica , a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe , needed emergency care after developing a serious infection.

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