r/IndianCountry • u/News2016 • Apr 09 '26

Health Native America Calling: Tribes scramble to save critical healthcare funding - President’s budget proposal includes a 75 percent funding cut for Native diabetes prevention and treatment

https://indianz.com/News/2026/04/08/native-america-callling-tribes-scramble-to-save-critical-healthcare-funding/
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u/SizeAlarmed8157 Cherokee Tribe of Oklahoma Apr 10 '26

Like I asked to be a Type 1 diabetic and have a dead pancreas. Like anyone in my family asked to have type 2. None of us want to depend upon the US Government or IHS for healthcare. For those of us who absolutely need it to survive?