Obama Health Care Law Hinges On Latino Enrollment, Though Many Still Confused
By Brian Llenas, Fox News Latino
The debut of the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplaces on Tuesday starts the clock on a six month race for the Obama administration to enroll Latinos, the nation’s most likely group to be uninsured, and the program’s most critical customers.
Consider this: Of the nation’s 48 million non-elderly uninsured, one third, or more than 15 million are Hispanic. According to the U.S. Census, one in three Hispanics (31 percent) under the age of 65 are without insurance. almost double the 16 percent of the overall population.
Latinos stand to gain the most from the ACA, commonly called Obamacare, but it’s the same vice versa — Obama’s marquee and controversial health care reform bill enters a crucial first year under intense political scrutiny.
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