Senate expected to vote on Indian Health Care Act

[Thunderwolf, MSN, RN]

"Reauthorization of the IHCIA is critical to improve the Indian health care delivery system and to improve health care in Indian Country. Indian people suffer from some of the highest health disparities in the United States --- suicide is the number 2 cause of death for Indian youth; Indians are 2.6 times more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes; and the life expectancy for Indians is nearly 6 years less than the rest of the U.S. population," Garcia and Smith said.

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