Report: Gap is Closing for Some Disparities Among Latinos



The gap is closing for some disparities among Latinos, but others are widening, according to the 2014 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The most notable reduction in health disparities is the number of uninsured Hispanics.  In the first half of 2014, “the percentage of adults ages 18-64 without health insurance decreased more quickly among Blacks and Hispanics than Whites.” The decrease was significant, especially in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Health Care Act. Disparities Among the disparities widening, is Hispanics access to quality health care.  Latinos “received worse care than Whites for some quality measures.” The report also found that poor households ...

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New Report Shows the Harsh Facts of Growing Up Latino in the US



A recent report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation reveals that in the last years the gap between financially stable families and “economically fragile” Latino families is widening. The 2015 Kids Count Data Book, reveals the harsh realities of  growing up Hispanic in the United States. Among the most interesting findings: 42% live in single-parent families. 35% — more than any other racial or ethnic group — live in a household headed by someone without a high-school diploma. 63% of 3- and 4-year-olds do not participate in pre-K programs. More than 80% fail to read at a proficient level in 4th grade. Nearly 80% fail to score proficient in math in 8th grade. In Texas, where Latinos make up more than 40 percent of the population, Latino children’s reading ...

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California: Committed to Provide Healthcare to Undocumented Latino Immigrants



In California 1.5 million Latino immigrants live without health insurance, but that soon could change for hundreds of illegal families due to a strong movement in the state government and counties, Univision News reports In June, the state legislature passed two bills that expands access to public health services to undocumented immigrants that will be in effect next year. Most recently the governor of California, Jerry Brown signed a budget that grants access to health care to children without a legal status in the country. “Children are relatively healthy, and it will not cost a lot of money to take care of their health compared to other population groups,” Steven Wallace, professor at the UCLA Fielding school of public health, told Univision News. The County Medical ...

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