Friday, August 23, 2013

Obamacare targets Uninsured Hispanics

Insurers and the Obama administration are racing to sign Hispanics up for coverage under the federal health overhaul, eager to reach a segment of the U.S. population that offers huge opportunity but also presents many challenges. 
When Well Point Inc asked a group of 20 uninsured Hispanics to review educational materials on the new law earlier this year, many had simple questions: What is health insurance? And how does it work?
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About 10.2 million of the 53 million Hispanics in the U.S. are uninsured and could qualify for coverage under the law, according to estimates from the Obama administration. 
As a group, they are also young and healthy—an appealing demographic for health insurers. So it is little surprise that a race is on to connect with them in the weeks before new health-insurance exchanges launch Oct. 1.
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"The success of the Affordable Care Act really hinges on the ability to reach the Latino community and get them enrolled," said Jennifer Ng'andu, director of health and civil-rights policy at the National Council of La Raza, a Latino advocacy group. 
According to census data, 30% of Hispanics are uninsured, the highest rate among racial and ethnic groups, although not all would qualify for coverage under the new health law. Latinos as a whole have a median age of 28, compared with 37 for the overall U.S. population.
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1 comment:

BOSMAN said...

'About 10.2 million of the 53 million Hispanics in the U.S. are uninsured'...I wonder how many of them are Democrats........No I don't.