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| Hispanic diversity and health care coverage | | Author(s) | Jacqueline L Angel, Ronald J Angel |
| Journal title | Public Policy and Aging Report, vol 13, no 3, Summer 2003 |
| Publisher | National Academy on an Aging Society, Summer 2003 |
| Pages | pp 8-12 |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; South America ; Black Caribbean ; Ill health ; Health services ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The 2000 Census in the US has revealed a new and important aspect of American society: that Americans who trace their ancestry back to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean outnumber African Americans, and that Latin American culture has extended its influence into every aspect of American life. Of course, Hispanics are of all races, so a good bit of this growth also represents an addition to the African American population. Whether Black or White, though, Hispanics are contributing to a growing ethnic and cultural diversity that is giving America a new and darker face. In this article, the authors ask what the changing face means for the US health care financing system. In the absence of universal health care, employment remains the main source of health insurance coverage for American families. Given the employment handicaps of large segments of the Hispanic population, many of these families are at risk of inadequate health care coverage. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031210203 A |
| Classmark | TK: 7W: TKG: CH: L: 7T |
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