Montana Tribe Hoping to Finally Increase Coronavirus Testing
The pandemic has exposed disparities in healthcare among people of color, and tribal communities are among the hardest hit. The state is trying to change that with free mass testing.
More than three months into the pandemic, it can still be tough to get a coronavirus test, especially if you live in some of the country's more remote tribal communities.
Montana is finally trying to change that with "mass surveillance" testing events.
Until recently on the state's Flathead Reservation, you could only get a test if
