For enrolled members, it's 58 years. Just a remarkable 20 year gap. And there are a lot of reasons for that, but. And we should address all of them. But One of the reasons for that [20-year gap in life expectancy] is the poor quality of health care in Indian country. And that's something that we have trust and treaty obligations to address. And we also know that part of that, the problem with the health care is we also have a provider problem. (01:09–01:15)
CLAIM
Asserts that poor healthcare quality contributes to the life expectancy gap for Native Americans.
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