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Bich Nguyen
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"Burge is one of thousands of patients served by RAM, a volunteer-run charity providing free medical, dental, and vision care to underserved communities across the United States. About half of the patients have no insurance. The rest have insurance they can't afford to use because of co-pays and deductibles."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rams-free-clinics-full-of-needy-patients-but-slowed-by-red-tape-60-minutes/
#healthcare #clinics #insurance #medicine #dental #CostsOfCare #poverty #licensure
Bich Nguyen
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"In February, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged $1 billion toward those long-delayed projects, including $22 million for the Santa Ana Pueblo center. The agency estimates $8 billion is needed to tackle all remaining projects on the 1993 list that, under federal law, must be complete before the IHS can address other major construction needs."
https://apnews.com/article/indian-health-service-construction-backlog-1993-native-american-b779a94f5885113da847d997460b1623
#healthcare #hospitals #clinics #infrastructure #IHS #HHS #Indigenous #NativeAmerican
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