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Here's How Obamacare Repeal Could Hurt Native Americans

A repeal of the Affordable Care Act — now in the offing in Congress — could deal a body blow to healthcare for at least 33% of all Native Americans.

The federal government promised free healthcare to tribes in treaties more than a century ago. The legislation that protects and modernizes those treaty promises was rolled into the ACA when it became law in 2010.

With the ACA on the chopping block, this legislation could vanish, tribal leaders say.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/nidhisubbaraman/obamacare-repeal-could-slash-protections-for-native-american?utm_term=.gbb0Da8km6#.ynymK2zQ3V

 

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