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Monday, October 20, 2003

The U.S. Commission on Civil Right held public briefings and hearings last week to address Indian health care.

The panel took testimony and heard presentations during a field visit to New Mexico. Indian Health Service (IHS) director Dr. Charles Grim acknowledged that the agency is underfunded, according to the Associated Press.

The commission toured an IHS facility in Gallup on Thursday and held a hearing in Albuquerque on Friday.

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Hearing Focuses on Indian Health Care (AP 10/20)
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Navajos at bottom of health care spending (The Farmington Daily Times 10/18)
GIMC: 'A Quiet Crisis' (The Gallup Independent 10/17)
Meeting surveys Indian health (The Albuquerque Tribune 10/17)

Civil Rights Commission Report:
A Quiet Crisis: Federal Funding and Unmet Needs in Indian Country (July 16, 2003)

Relevant Links:
U.S. Civil Rights Commission - http://www.usccr.gov

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