Health Service Access, Use, and Insurance Coverage Among American Indians/Alaska Natives and Whites: What Role Does the Indian Health Service Play?
Stephen Zuckerman, PhD,
Jennifer Haley, MA,
Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH and
Marsha Lillie-Blanton, DrPH
Stephen Zuckerman and Jennifer Haley are with the Urban Institute, Health Policy Center, Washington, DC. Yvette Roubideaux is with the College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tuscon. Marsha Lillie-Blanton is with the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, DC.
FIGURE 1——Sources of Coverage and Care, by Income, Whites and American Indians/Alaska Natives, 1997 and 1999.
Note. FPL = federal poverty level; AIANs = American Indians/Alaska Natives; IHS = Indian Health Service.
a "IHS only" includes American Indians/Alaska Natives who are uninsured and indicated that the Indian Health Service (IHS) was their only source of coverage.
