Rocky Relationship Between VA and the Indian Health Service (IHS) Regarding Care for Native Veterans

Relationship Between VA and IHS Described as Problematic and Full of Service Gaps 01/19/2010. WASHINGTON, DC—Advocates for Native Americans who are working on the frontlines of providing health care to Native veterans describe the relationship between the VA and the Indian Health Service (IHS) as problematic and full of service gaps. This is despite a signed agreement between the two agencies to partner on Native veterans’ health. U.S. Medicine