Health Plans
Industry Survey
Events
Sponsored Content
Departments
Hispanics worry most about healthcare, study shows
Dallas Morning News, February 21, 2008
A quarter of Hispanics surveyed in 2007 for the Rockefeller Foundation said they were very worried about losing their health insurance coverage, according to an analysis of the findings by the Economic Policy Institute. In addition, 26 percent of those Hispanics surveyed reported not going to a doctor because of the cost, and 25 percent said they had taken money out of savings to cover health expenses.
Most Viewed
Most Emailed
- Primary Care Wins, Imaging Loses, Under New CMS Proposal
- McAllen Critics, Obama Target Physician Entrepreneurs
- Many Doctors Delay Hospital Discharges Because of Lack of Home Health Services
- Fraud May Account for Up to 10% of Healthcare Spending
- Insurers: Added Regulations Through Health Reform Will Increase Plan Costs
- Primary Care Groups Will Consider Public Option—with Caveats
- Five Key Questions About an Insurance Exchange
- Physician Resistance Remains a Stumbling Block to EHRs
- Storytelling in Healthcare Enhances Experience for Patients and Providers
- Health Delivery Tops IOM's Comparative Effectiveness Research Priorities
