Posted on 02/09/2015 2:52:05 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Hispanics represent about a third of the nation’s uninsured, and for a number of reasons, signing them up has been harder. According to the latest government statistics, as of Jan. 16, two months into the current open enrollment period, just 10 percent of those who had enrolled in the 37 states served by healthcare.gov are Latino. Despite a concerted effort by officials and health law advocates to reach Latinos, that’s up only slightly from 7 percent during the first few months of last year’s enrollment.
Nonetheless, the Department of Health and Human Services and pro-health-law groups have stepped up their efforts through media campaigns and with a greater emphasis on the kind of in-person assistance the Santaolallas and many other Latinos are seeking.
In fact, nearly a third of the ACA’s media budget this year is focused on Hispanic media, tripling the 10 percent spent on reaching Latinos last year, according to HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell.
Providing in-person assistance, however, takes time. A session can easily run 90 minutes to two hours, and several meetings are often needed to explain how insurance works and what the various options are. Even though applicants may qualify for the law’s tax credits, many will have to still pay a premium each month. And people who have been doing without health insurance might not feel the need to pay for it.
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Hispanics? Not buying insurance? That’s so weird because they are totally obsessive about buying car insurance./
They aren’t stupid.
They know that going to the emergency room is “free” for illegals and those who pretend to be illegal, there is less hassle than signing up for Obamacare, and there is less of a paperwork trail.
Unless you own property or have an excellent income, there really is no need to have health insurance. Hospitals must provide by law the health care a person needs when they present themselves to the institution. A judge may put a lien against property to collect the bill and may garnishee some income from a wage earner if the amount does not cause severe disruptions to the family. People with limited income have learned that they get the care they need on an emergent basis essentially for free. They have also learned that with the high deductibles and poor reimbursement to providers, the insurance they get from Obamacare does them little practical good to treat chronic illness or pay for medication. ACA insurance really only compensates the hospitals. The poor rarely or never paid those costs.
We don’t need no stinkin’ insurance!
Who didn’t get the memo?
They get stuff for free! Get with the program...
LOL Yeah... sure they are.
Imagine going to another nation and acting that way out of disrespect for the people who live there? This ‘entitled’ mentality is beyond my comprehension.
As far as I am concerned, that girl is displaying her IQ.
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