The Indian Health Service will not be renewing its annual contract with the Native American Services Center in Green Bay, Wis., which means the center will have to shut down its urban Native American health program, according to an article published this morning by the Green Bay Press Gazette.
Only a year in operation, the contract provided the center’s clinic with a one-year grant of $276,000 with the option to renew. Mid-month in September, the center received a letter from the IHS Bemidji Area office saying, "The agency has simply exercised its option not to renew the contract," the Press Gazette reported.
About 3,555 Native Americans who live off reservations are eligible for health services that the center provides, including substance abuse counseling and diabetes testing. The center serves between 166 and 523 people per month, according to the Press Gazette.
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