Archive for October, 2014
Latino vote is small in nearly all states with hot Senate races
Saturday, October 11th, 2014By Mark Hugo Lopez President Obama has delayed any executive action on immigration policy until after this year’s midterm elections. The president noted that part of the reason for this decision was to “make sure we get it right.” Meanwhile several analysts have said that any executive action might energize conservatives and jeopardize the […]
Challenges for the Next Obamacare Open Enrollment
Saturday, October 11th, 2014By DREW ALTMAN If the Congressional Budget Office is close to the mark, in the second open-enrollment season we will see about a doubling of the 7 million people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces. Open enrollment, which begins Nov. 15, is three months this year, or half as long as last year, and the remaining eligible […]
Here’s where Hispanic immigrants stand when it comes to health insurance
Saturday, October 11th, 2014Oct 6, 2014 by Hope Gillette Hispanic immigrants, regardless of citizenship status, are more than twice as likely as U.S.-born Hispanics to lack health insurance coverage, and according to new data from the Census Bureau, Hispanics still represent the most uninsured group in the country. During 2014, 25 percent of Hispanics in the country still fall under the […]