Obamacare – Latina Lista: News from the Latinx perspective

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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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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…

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On this World AIDS Day, Obamacare could prove the lifeline necessary for many infected Latinas

Dec 1, 2012, 12:17 PM 0

LatinaLista — There was a time when AIDS was considered an automatic death threat. With no viable treatment that ensured its victims a good quality of life as they battled the disease that slowly robbed them of their physical…

Palabra Final, Politics

Study confirms ObamaCare policy of free contraceptives could have stunning positive impact for low-income Latinas and women

Oct 5, 2012, 5:00 PM 0

LatinaLista — After Wednesday’s night presidential debate, the nation no longer needs to guess what programs a President Romney would cut — Big Bird, a.k.a. PBS and — ‘Obamacare.’ However, a new medical study has found that one of…