ERIC Number: ED269215
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Mar
Pages: 11
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Indian Health: Budgetary Effects of Indigent Indians' Medical Costs on Two Montana Counties. Fact Sheet for Congressional Requesters.
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.
A fact sheet reported medical care costs incurred and funding sources received by county and local governments in Blaine and Hill Counties, Montana, to provide care for indigent Indians. Data obtained from county clerk and recorder offices and welfare departments showed that Blaine County spent about 1% of its operating revenue on indigent medical care in fiscal years 1982-85 and incurred 21% of its indigent medical care costs for Indians in fiscal years 1984-85. Hill County spent 2% of its operating revenue on indigent medical care in fiscal years 1982-85 and incurred 32% of its indigent medical care costs for Indians. Neither county received federal funds for indigent medical care during the 4-year period. Property taxes provided 95% of Blaine County funds and 94% of Hill County funds for indigent medical care; 18.4% of Blaine County's and 4% of Hill County's property tax base were found to be nontaxable Indian lands comprising the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy Reservations. Four tables provide county revenue/cost schedules and county costs for indigent Indian medical care; four figures illustrate sources of funding. (LFL)
Descriptors: American Indians, County Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Aid, Federal Indian Relationship, Financial Support, Health Needs, Local Government, Low Income Groups, Medical Services, Program Costs, Property Taxes, Tax Allocation
U.S. General Accounting Office, P.O. Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 (first 5 copies are free; additional copies $2.00).
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Location: Montana
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