Health Equity

‘Still killing us’: The federal government underfunded health care for Indigenous people for centuries. Now they’re dying of COVID-19

Abstract: In reservation areas of New Mexico, health care is underfunded. In this six-part series, USA TODAY investigates links between racism and COVID-19.

Publication: USA Today

Date Published: October 28, 2020

Author(s): Dennis Wagner and Wyatte Grantham-Philips

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