U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson says he's concerned about Indian Health Service's questionable management and what he sees as disservice to the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska.

Nelson says the Indian Health Service is squandering federal dollars and leaving tribes to pick up the pieces.

The Nebraska Democrat says the Omaha Tribe faces a funding crisis because of the agency's "woefully inadequate" payment rate for certain health services.

Congressional investigators say the Indian Health Service has lost at least $15.8 million worth of equipment and later falsified documents to cover up some of those losses.

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