Talk:Indian Health Service

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Contents 1 Copyright explanation 2 Alleged "forced sterilizations" during 1970s? 3 Get your facts straight 4 Much work to be done on the IHS Page

[edit] Copyright explanation

Currently[1], the main text of this article is copied from [2]. According to a notice at that website[3], pages at that website are in the public domain unless indicated otherwise, as they are usually works of the United States federal government. As such, the text at the current revision is in the public domain. —Centrx→talk • 03:39, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alleged "forced sterilizations" during 1970s?

Seems like it's worth being mentioned.

[edit] Get your facts straight

For starters, not all Native Americans are eligible for Medicare/Medicade benefits based on income and insurance coverage, therefore, the idea that IHS facilities double dip is false.

Tell me if this is correct-- Tribes can apply for IHS money to run clinic to serve their tribe, correct? And the federal government promises free health care to qualified Native Americans, right? So why do tribal clinic require income qualified patients to apply for Medicaid (Federal block grants to state for health care)? Who is paying for health care? IHS or Medicaid? Or BOTH?? Sounds like double dipping to me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.189.48.38 (talk) 01:46, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Much work to be done on the IHS Page

Sadly, there is NOT enough accurate information on this page. The Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service draws military benefits and during times of war as authorized by executive order can be a military service, but are not militarized, but rather a uniformed service.

Also, there is not enough coverage of Title I and Title V PL 93-638, where Tribes have the authority to take over programs and services of IHS and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.140.162.30 (talk) 01:37, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Sounds interesting. Please add it. Ando228 (talk) 15:20, 15 January 2008 (UTC)