How does Indian Health Service (IHS) funding per capita compare with other federal health spending per capita?
According to Facts on Indian Health Disparities, IHS funding provides only 59% of the necessary federal funding for providing personal health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives using the system. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ publication, Quiet Crisis: Federal Funding and Unmet Needs in Indian Country, reports that the federal government budgeted nearly twice as much per capita for health care to federal prisoners compared to the IHS budget for AI/AN health care.
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