It seems as we get closer to the November 3 election, Trump and his team are throwing out all the stops to garner votes, especially from Latinos. It’s no coincidence that after 3 years of suffering and insults from…
The Supreme Court DACA decision isn’t just about Dreamers – it’s about whether the White House has to tell the truth — and that’s where the real fight lies; Trump admin finally releases Puerto Rican aid, or did they?;…
Local News, South, zNew Headline
Immigrants miss deadline, lose federal healthcare
Oct 21, 2014, 10:28 AM 0
The Venture Scores of immigrants across the country have lost their insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act after failure to meet a federally imposed September 5th deadline to verify their immigration status. Obamacare and immigration advocates scrambled…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Guest Voz: No More Time to Delay: It’s Time for Latinos to Sign Up for the Affordable Care Act
Mar 10, 2014, 10:39 AM 0
By Vanessa Cárdenas LatinaLista Last week, President Obama held a historic town hall hosted by the leading Spanish language outlets – Univision, impreMedia and Telemundo – to impress upon the Latino community the importance of enrolling for healthcare ahead…
Local News, Washington DC, zNew Headline
Delaware bridging the gap to supply healthcare to all — including the undocumented
Nov 25, 2013, 11:38 AM 0
By Gabriel Pilonieta-Blanco El Tiempo Hispano Many of us are confused about how the new law requiring everyone in America to have health insurance will work, so we decided to talk to Delaware’s Secretary of Health and Social Services,…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Broadband Access Gap Creates A Greater Divide Between Minorities and Healthcare.gov
Nov 15, 2013, 11:29 AM 0
By Amber Robinson Broadband & Social Justice In the past few weeks, the attention of the American people has been trained on Healthcare.gov, the federal health insurance enrollment website, which is experiencing a number of technical problems. The website…
Health, Life Issues, Women, zNew Headline
Guest Voz: For uninsured and under-insured Latinos, Affordable Care Act is a long overdue prescription
Oct 1, 2013, 1:22 PM 0
By Vanessa Gonzalez-Plumhoff LatinaLista We all know someone, in our families, at work, or a neighbor, who ignored a nagging health concern because they didn’t have health insurance, didn’t have the money, or for one reason or another, just…
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Guest Voz: White House launches blog series explaining how Affordable Care Act benefits Latinos
Sep 25, 2013, 9:43 AM 0
By Katherine Vargas White House blog As part of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations, the White House is launching a new blog series focused on how affordable, quality health care can enhance the lives of Hispanic Americans. This week,…
Social Justice, Videos, zNew Headline
Video: Texas health experts look to the future of Latino healthcare
Sep 16, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — With the October 1 deadline or launch date, depending on how you want to look at it, of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) looming near, many people are trying to determine how the law will specifically impact…
Great Plains, Local News, zNew Headline
Study Identifies Jobs With Largest Number of Uninsured in Oklahoma
Jul 22, 2013, 10:38 AM 0
By Warren Vieth and Darren Jaworkski Oklahoma Watch When the government starts helping low-wage workers pay for health insurance next year, 6,704 Oklahoma cooks will be left empty-handed. So will 6,154 cashiers, 4,572 waiters, 4,207 housekeepers and 3,870 retail…
By Ron J. Jackson Jr. Oklahoma Watch The health-care fate of tens of thousands of low-income parents is in limbo because of Oklahoma’s refusal to accept federal money to expand Medicaid. Most of the attention so far on which…
Guest Voz
Guest Voz: States like Texas Cannot Afford to Miss the Affordable Care Act
Aug 20, 2012, 9:54 AM 3
By Juan Flores Latina Lista (Editor’s Note: Though the following post speaks about Texas, it’s important to note that in those states that are also considering refusing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and Latinos comprise a percentage of their…
Palabra Final, Politics
More Latinos among 6 million now not covered by changes to Affordable Care Act
Jul 24, 2012, 5:09 PM 2
LatinaLista — The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has reworked the numbers of how much the Affordable Care Act (referred insultingly among critics as Obamacare) is going to cost U.S. taxpayers. The good news: it will cost $84 billion less…
Palabra Final, Politics
Supreme Court handed Congress a perfect opportunity to work together for ALL Americans
Jun 28, 2012, 5:34 PM 0
LatinaLista — It’s been over five hours since the Supreme Court released their ruling on the Affordable Care Act. What started out as a confusing mess among some media in what the Supreme Court actually did, gave way to…
