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Native communities are twice as likely to have medical debt in collections, agency finds

Federal law says Native Americans aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service promises to pay. Some are billed anyway.
Tescha Hawley, a citizen of the Gros Ventre Tribe, says she was stuck with medical debt the Indian Health Service should have paid. It appears to be a systemwide problem.
Jessica Plance/KFF Health News