"For 7 months the emergency department has been closed."
"My tribes will tell you that they feel as though no consultation happens and that virtually they are left out of the decisionmaking process."
"they are doing it as charity care, sure, they would like to get something."
"It was a dangerous situation."
"I have never gotten an answer."
"The tribes will testify to you that they believe a lot of the dollars disappear at the regional center in Aberdeen, that it never quite flows down to the people or actually results in delivered health..."
"the IHS has failed to live up to its treaty and trust obligations to furnish healthcare and failed to treat us with respect and decency."
"I have not."
"I think that is why you will see that the bill is drafted as a pilot program for the Great Plains region, because we know that we face a different situation than other regions in the country."
"it certainly will help my tribes receive care for more months out of the year."
"The PRC funding formula does not currently work, because my tribes run out of money by June."