Lack of Awareness of Health Insurance Marketplace Accounts for ...

Lack of Awareness of Health Insurance Marketplace Accounts for Low Latino EnrollmentPosted February 26, 2014 at 3:23pm by Rachel KleinAccording to ;new data ;released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Latinos—the racial and ethnic group with the highest uninsured rate in the nation—have much to gain from the Affordable Care Act. And yet, anecdotal evidence suggests that this population is not enrolling for health coverage at the level that one would expect for a group with such high numbers of uninsured.Of the 41 million uninsured (who are also lawful U.S. residents, and thus potentially eligible for coverage under the Affordable Care Act), 10 million—25 percent of the uninsured—are Latino.And the vast majority of Latinos—80 percent or 8.1 million—are eligible for financial assistance for plans purchased in …


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