Thread: Report calls for outreach to uninsured Hispanics

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We have AMERICAN CITIZENS, ELDERLY AND VETERANS that don't have health care! How much more in "your face" are we supposed to take?



http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/bus ... 88374.html

Sept. 14, 2006, 11:31PM
Report calls for outreach to uninsured Hispanics
Only 1 in 4 across the U.S. covered by jobs

By MY-THUAN TRAN
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON * The growing number of Latinos without health insurance could be reduced if the government offered small businesses tax incentives to provide coverage, a Hispanic advocacy group said Thursday.

Many Latinos hold low-wage jobs in small businesses that are not as likely to offer health insurance, according to a report issued by the Latino Coalition. The group said only one in four Latinos nationwide has employer-provided insurance.

The report also recommended that the government offer tax credits, which would reduce taxes by a dollar for every dollar put into health savings accounts. These accounts use a mixture of savings and insurance to
help people cover medical expenses.

The main barrier to adequate health care for Latinos * along with poverty, language and low education levels * is not having health insurance, said Robert de Posada, the president of the Latino Coalition.

The percentage of Latinos without insurance is among the highest among all ethnic groups, the group said. More than half of Texas' uninsured population is Latino, according to the 2000 Census.

The report calls for programs that are tailored to Latino culture and Spanish language.

For example, Hispanics face a higher risk of chronic diseases, such as diabetes and obesity, than non-Hispanics. When making health policy, the government should take these differences into account, the report said.

"Not all programs affect all populations the same way," said Glenn Melnick, a professor at the University of Southern California who co-authored the report. "We have to understand the different languages and cultures to make programs effective."

The report called for more funding for community clinics that offer free or low-cost health care in places with high Latino populations.

The government should also make efforts to increase the low enrollment of Latino children in federally funded health programs, the report said. One-fifth of Latino children lack health insurance.

The Latino Coalition said the government needs to find ways to get uninsured Latino children into programs such as Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides coverage to uninsured low-income children.

"These strategies are doable and easy to achieve," de Posada said. "We are tired of waiting for people to act."

my-thuan@chron.com

Really.......this is getting disgusting. I've had it with these special interest groups that seem determined to leave every other American out in the cold.

Yeah...I see that from the special interest leaders in my home town too. It is always about the group and not every person with whom shares a similar situation. The group could of asked for ALL people working similar jobs, but instead it is just for hispanics. And I have a sneaky suspicion they actually mean illegal hispanics because non-illegal hispanics are doing just fine.

WASHINGTON * The growing number of Latinos without health insurance could be reduced if the government offered small businesses tax incentives to provide coverage, a Hispanic advocacy group said Thursday

We want to assimilate!!!!!!! If they give the 'Hispanics" a deal, they had better make it good for everyone. Article IV could be right right this looks geared for the illegals. I wonder if LaRAza was the advocacy group?

I saw a lady speak during one of the Illegal Alien Hearings. She said that the Federal Government only reimburses the hospitals about 7 or 8 percent of the cost incurred from illegal aliens.

I figure that much of the uncollected cost is being passed on to those of us that still are able to get insurance. All of the illegal aliens are starting to collapse that by undermining our benefits at work. Or you may say that the criminals in business keep replacing us with cheaper labor and those willing to work without benefits. It took decades of hard work to build them up to where they were several years ago. I imagine the Socialist in our government will have to try something like this to cover the cost. The honest peoples insurance is climbing at a rate that many of us and our employers aren't able to keep up with.

This problem would probably solve itself if we would deport all of the illegal aliens like the laws we have now on the books require!

I don't think they fully understand just why many socialist societys and programs collapse.

MY FREAKING ANSWER IS HELL NO!!!!!!!!

A middle class woman is raked over the coals with the highest insurance premiums of all.

I sure have not seen any groups fighting for insurance breaks for me.


The fact that Viagra is a covered prescription in most policies should say it all.