Urban Indians in Phoenix protest Bush budget cut

Wednesday, February 14, 2007  

Urban Indians in the Phoenix, Arizona, area are worried about the loss of their health care if President Bush goes through with a $33 million cut to the Indian Health Service.

The agency's fiscal year 2008 budget eliminates the entire urban Indian health program, a system of 34 clinics that serve more than 200,000 Native Americans. In Phoenix, the Native American Community Health Center would lose $2 million in federal funds.

Without the center, urban patients would be forced to go to non-Indan facilities or go back to their reservations. Elderly tribal members say it would be difficult for them to find alternative services.

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Relevant Documents:
HHS Budget in Brief

Relevant Links:
National Council of Urban Indian Health - http://www.ncuih.org
National Indian Health Board - http://www.nihb.org
Indian Health Service - http://www.ihs.gov

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