Congress Provides New Funding Stability to the Indian Health Service

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This interview featured Melanie Henshaw, Street Roots Indigenous Affairs Reporter. Read more of Melanie's work at Street Roots. 

Further Reading on Funding the Indian Health Service: 

• Increasing Funding for the Indian Health Service to Improve Native American Health Outcomes [George Mason University]
• How Increased Funding Can Advance the Mission of IHS [U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services, Office of Health Policy] 
  
• IHS: Disparities in Health Outcomes Among Native Communities
• CDC: Health Disparities Among American Indians/Alaska Natives

Episode Credits: 

This episode was hosted by Nina Dabit, standing in for regular host Karly Quadros. It was produced by Karly Quadros and edited by Kyle Gilmer.