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Hispanic Policy Makers Back Universal Coverage
By admin | January 17, 2006
Hispanic Policy Makers Back Universal Coverage to Reduce Health Disparities
By Noel Thomas
Epoch Times Washington D.C. Staff
Dec 21, 2005
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is making moves to support providing universal health care to all U.S. residents. To support of Representative John Conyers (D- Michigan) bill to that end, the Hispanic Caucus co-hosted a luncheon last week. Conyers is Dean of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Speakers included a panel of Hispanic doctors and policy experts who addressed health care providers and national advocates concerned about disparities in coverage. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 35 percent of Hispanics and 20 percent of African Americans are uninsured, compared to 12 percent of whites.
Panelists maintained that a universal health care system would eliminate health care disparities for Hispanics and other racial minorities.
Dr. Olveen Carasquillo, Assistant Professor at Columbia University and an advocate for universal health insurance, claimed that all residents in the nation could receive equal coverage by creating a universal system run in a manner similar to Medicare.
According to Carasquillo, most of the costs for the proposed system could be achieved by replacing major health programs such as Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with one universal system.
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Date: December 14, 2005
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Place: 2237 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Speakers:
Dr. Jaime Torres
Founder, Latinos for National Health Insurance
Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo
Asst. Professor, Columbia University
Dr. Juan Romagoza
Director, La Clinica Del Pueblo
Dr. Elena Rios
President, National Hispanic Medical Association
Sylvia Henriquez
Executive Director, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
Dr. Jose Pagan
Professor of Economics, University of Texas Pan-American
Moderator:
Juan A. Figueroa J.D.
President, Universal Health Care Foundation Connecticut
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