End of enhanced Obamacare subsidies puts tribal health lifeline at risk

End of enhanced Obamacare subsidies puts tribal health lifeline at risk

Leonard Bighorn said his mother tried for two years to get help for severe stomach pain through the limited health services available near her home on the Fort Peck Reservation in northeastern Montana.After his mom finally saw a specialist in Glasgow, about an hour away, she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, Bighorn said.Now, 16 years after his mothers death, Bighorn has access to regular screenings for cancer and other specialty care tha…