MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Native Americans in South Dakota and across the U-S are entitled to free healthcare. But K-F-F Health News reports a program meant to fill gaps in the system has its own problems. The Indian Health Service funds clinics and hospitals throughout the country for Native Americans to receive care. When that isn’t possible, the agency’s “Purchased/Referred Care” program pays outside providers for medical services in limited delivery areas. But many struggle to access them. Jonni Kroll of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana lives 400 miles from her tribe’s headquarters, a distance that disqualifies her. Kroll, a breast cancer survivor, worries about her lack of access.