White House plans $4 billion COVID-19 response
$2 billion will go toward replacing funds from private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and the VA
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Indian Country Today
The Biden administration is planning a price tag of $4 billion to respond to the pandemic in Indian Country. Federal dollars will be used to increase vaccinations, increase detection and response to infections, and replace lost funding from Medicaid and other government insurance programs.
A fact sheet released Friday morning said the American Rescue Plan “will expand COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, and treatment; increase preventive health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives at higher risk for COVID-19; expand hospitals’ and health clinics’ ability to serve their communities during the pandemic and beyond; and provide the Indian Health Service, tribal health programs, and urban Indian health programs with needed funding to make up for lost reimbursements experienced during the pandemic.”
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