Land of opportunity. Roubideaux takes over at a time when stimulus funding and a proposed boost to the agency's budget could be forthcoming. However, she still says her main concern is that IHS is 'underresourced' and 'underfunded'.
2009 brought good news for the Indian Health Service, with a boost to its budget and $500 million in stimulus funding. The new director, Yvette Roubideaux, says it's a good start for an underfunded agency. But some think the stimulus money is unfairly targeting two states: Alaska and South Dakota. Jim Roberts, left, calls it a "boondoggle".
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