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HealthCare for Native Americans

By Andrew Bentley for PWNA | Published: June 9, 2015

Unable to make it through a fiscal year without running out of funds, I.H.S. is limiting treatment to only the most sensitive cases such as those involving loss of life or limb, so this nonprofit supports preventative healthcare on the reservations.

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Native Video Series: “Don’t Get Sick after June”

By Helen Oliff | Published: March 11, 2014

The Indian Health Service (I.H.S.) is not a welfare program but a treaty obligation. The I.H.S. routinely runs out of funds mid-year limiting reservation healthcare to “life or limb” emergencies.

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