Congress Should Insulate the Indian Health Service from the Next Government Shutdown
The fiscal fragility of the Indian Health Service creates real problems for Native peoples.

The fiscal fragility of the Indian Health Service creates real problems for Native peoples.

By Patrick O’Leary Back in February, President Obama’s FY 2013 budget authorized $4.5 billion for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), about $2 billion of which was to come from user fees, the fees paid by regulated industry under a variety of schemes including the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), the Medical Device User…