Reality Check: The Indian Health Service Will be Fine and Native Americans Will Benefit

Kimberly Teehee, Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs at the White House Domestic Policy Council, debunks myths being spread about how health insurance reform will affect the Indian Health Service. To the contrary, reform will allow Native Americans to keep the care they have now and has benefits for every American. August 18, 2009.

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[DVDluvr123]

Two Facts: 1.The Indian Health Service is managed by women. 2.The Indian Health Service is a total mess. Do you think these two facts are more than a coincidence?

[klitowish]

I dont lay blame on teehee. the blame solely rests on the governments shoulders in all dealings with indian people. not once have they tried to uphold their end of the treaties or when they were not even a governing body in this land did they try to keep any of their words straight with the indian people. when it comes down to it the us government will not live up to the promises made to indian people by any means so us as indian people need to rise up and be heard and take back what is ours.

[MrMADMOFO]

I guess she had a tall drink of the" KOOLAID " maybe APPLE JUICE . She reads those prop cards just like OBAMA . And she likes her job & big salary . I bet she does'nt live on a reservation either . Well real AMERICA keep your head up .....

[Exposethefrauds]

You can't lower costs of anything by having the government come to the resuce. That already failed with everything the government has touched. Just look at housing. I thought fannie and freddie were supposed to make housing cheaper. They just made it more expensive by causing credit inflation. The same will happen with healthcare. Socialists only know how to cause inflation. Obama is an empty suit.

[bigntall65]

Hey Kim Teehee i wish you would fight for your OWN people and stopped being a scapegoat for the U.S Government, safe to say that your an "APPLE" (all natives know what i mean)

[jaker2880]

I work like a dog and I can't afford healthcare.I'm not native but my European ancestors on both my mother and father's side have been here long before this was a USA. And we never owned slaves. The same Rich that put the natives on reservations are still screwin all us poor today.Only industrialized western country without universal healthcare,with a lower life expectancy than most. Shame! And no,i'm not putting much faith in Obama either.

[theflood14]

I agree with my brothers and sister who posted. This video struck me in the most horrible way, my entire family attempts to go to the IHS, but they are waiting days, DAYS! To get "appropriate" screenings, checkups, and services. I would just like to look at it this way, what you said - Kimerly Teehee, is that you make those realities for our people. Don't cover the reality with words. Shame on you for punishing our pride with these words. Make change and make it our reality.

[hanious]

As a Native American I am appalled by this video. I have had many relatives, young little nieces and nephews problems dismissed as depression as the reason they are not eating. It turned out to be cancer most of the time and they died.

The woman in this video is a liar and canny be human to be able to say IHS is fine.

[Freedomgeorge1776]

This Video is a LIE!.. This is not true.. The Native Americans are not being taken care of the way the way the little white house say's.. it's all a LIE.. This is one of the reasons this tribe's build these casino's to help themselves and THEIR PEOPLE!..

[SuzumiyaHaruhi0]

AYA HIRANO