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November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
U.S. Latinos of Mexican ancestry are less likely to have health insurance than are non-Mexican Latinos. Insured Mexican Americans are more likely to be married, to have been born in the U.S. and speak English. They are also more likely to have finished high school, to be older than 35 years of age, and to have income above the federal poverty line.
December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Children of U.S. farm workers are three times more likely to be uninsured than other U.S. children. Data from a national study of farm workers suggest this disparity can be addressed through insurance reform and outreach programs.
October 1, 2008 | Journal Article
An examination of two decades of data reveals that health insurance rates for Hispanics have decreased over the past 20 years while rates for non-Hispanics have held roughly steady.
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Screening rates for cervical cancer vary between more developed and less developed countries.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
If you are Latino and have health insurance, you are 1.5 times more likely to have good health care than a Latino without health insurance. Researchers found that more than three in four Latinos with health insurance said they had excellent/good health care compared to only one in two Latinos without health insurance.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The issue offers nine studies examining hypertension, diabetes, health insurance coverage, discrimination, quality of care, spirituality, preventive care, and other topics.
December 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Latino children run the highest risk of being uninsured in the United States; 21 percent lack health insurance. The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was founded in 1997 to provide coverage to uninsured children. Past studies have es ...