Congress is considering bills that would help provide health insurance to millions of Americans who don’t have it. If this happens, one of the big beneficiaries would be Hispanics. One third of all Hispanics in the U.S. are uninsured. Dr. Elena Rios, president of the National Hispanic Medical Association, tells Linda Wertheimer that millions are uninsured because of cultural reasons as well as economic ones.
The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) has been invited to participate in the development of health care reform legislation for Senators Kennedy and Baucus, Congressmen Waxman, Rangel, and Miller and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. We have been asked to submit our recommendations on reforming the system for inclusion into these bills by June 1st; this gives us a narrow window of three weeks or less to prepare a document for submission to congressional staff. I invite you and your colleagues to join the “NHMA Hispanic Provider Community Forum on Health Care Reform” on our portal: www.hispanichealth.info to share your insights and recommendations for health care reform today.
A few weeks ago, we told you about “Profiles of Latino Health,” a resource developed by the National Council of La Raza. Each week, they will answer a new question about prominent health issues affecting the Latino community. So far, they have posted the following four questions: Which health conditions disparately impact Latinos? In what [...]
April is National Minority Health month, and the National Council of La Raza is launching Profiles of Latino Health, “a new resource for those who want to learn more about prominent health issues affecting the Latino community.” Each week they will answer a new question about Latino Health. So far, they have posted the following [...]