Health Care for All!

One of NCLR’s core priorities is ensuring that Latinos have the good health needed to take full advantage of the rich opportunities available in the United States.  Latinos have been disproportionately affected by the major cracks in our health care system, causing them to be one of the most at-risk communities in America, with the highest rates of uninsurance.  
 

The passage of health care reform legislation provided a much-needed step in the right direction.  America is closer than ever to achieving health care for all, but we must go beyond the laws to make this a reality.  The millions of Latinos who are eligible for health care must navigate a new and intricate health care system.  NCLR has two main health policy focuses in the quest to achieving “health care for all.” 
 

1) Ensuring that everyone who is eligible has the ability to access the new health coverage and care afforded by health care reform
2) Ensuring alternative pathways to high-quality care for anyone who is left behind

The Vitals: Key Implementation News 

Though health care reform legislation has passed, NCLR is working to ensure that this law is fully realized.  Over the next couple of months and years, the Obama administration and the states will begin to make these changes to law a reality for many uninsured and underinsured Americans.  

Stay up-to-date on the latest developments with NCLR.  Learn about some of the most relevant aspects of implementation and how it relates to the Latino community.  In the meantime, read NCLR’s Critical Things You Should Know About Health Care Reform to get the answers to some of the most pressing questions about reform.

Click on the image below to find useful information from our partners!

Click on the image below  to find resources and important campaign pages that were critical in our quest to gain better care and coverage for Latinos .

 

Other Resources:

• Final passage of health care reform legislation has left Americans wondering how they will be affected by the new changes.  To answer some of the most pressing questions, NCLR has put together this document profiling the most significant elements of the reform.  Learn how the health care reform bill will impact you and your family. 
   
• Después de que pasó la legislación de reforma de salud, los estadounidenses se preguntan cómo les afectarán todos estos nuevos cambios. Para responder a algunas de las preguntas más urgentes, el NCLR creó un documento donde se presentan los puntos más significativos de la reforma. Entérese de cómo la reforma de salud le afectará a usted y a su familia.

• Research and information about Latinos and health care are found in NCLR's Profiles of Latino Health series.  The first, The Top 12 Facts About Latinos and Health Care, answers the most frequently-asked questions about Hispanic health.  The second, Community Responses to Latino Health Needs, profiles community-based solutions developed to improve health outcomes for Latino families.
  
  
• State-by-state statistics can be found in NCLR's By the Numbers series, which provide downloadable fact sheets for the fifty states and the District of Columbia.

• Need more resources? Download the "Fast Facts" on Latinos and health care (English I Spanish) or immigrants and health coverage (English I Spanish), read more information about NCLR's health policy research, or browse the health policy archive.

All Content © 2010 NCLR. All Rights Reserved