An investigation into the Indian Health Service by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, reveals a health system in a "chronic state of crisis" and suffering from "chronic mismanagement," according to a KCCI report.
The report examined the Aberdeen Area of the IHS, which covers areas of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska, according to the report.
According to the report, the system is urgently in need of additional reform, even though IHS' new director Yvette Roubideaux has made improvements since taking office.
Read the KCCI report on the Indian Health Service.
Read more coverage on the Indian Health Service:
- Indian Health Services Faces Panel After Investigations of Fraud, Theft and Employee Misconduct
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The report examined the Aberdeen Area of the IHS, which covers areas of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska, according to the report.
According to the report, the system is urgently in need of additional reform, even though IHS' new director Yvette Roubideaux has made improvements since taking office.
Read the KCCI report on the Indian Health Service.
Read more coverage on the Indian Health Service:
- Indian Health Services Faces Panel After Investigations of Fraud, Theft and Employee Misconduct
- Indian Health Service Receives $500M From Recovery Act