Do you want my baby? An Affordable Care Act Love Story

Do you want my baby? An Affordable Care Act Love Story

NewsTaco February 9, 2015

By Jessica Priego, NewsTaco Last I checked, neither my pharmacist nor my insurance company wants my future baby. Barack doesn’t want my fantasy baby either (we are on a first […]

Health care campaign reaches out to Latinos

NewsTaco January 15, 2015

*Latinos in Texas are three times as likely as whites to be uninsured. I’m sure the number is similar across the country. VL By Lora Hines, Houston Chronicle With one […]

Many Latino Adults Still Uninsured As Overall Uninsured Rate Falls to New Lows

NewsTaco January 13, 2015

*34.2 percent of Latinos are still uninsured. The percentage is significantly down since 21013, but there’s obvious work to be done. VL By Michael Oleaga, Latin Post The rate of […]

Many Latinos shun Obamacare for fear of getting relatives deported

NewsTaco November 11, 2014

*The next open enrollment perios for the Affordable Care Act starts this coming weekend. Among some Latinos fears become obstacles. VL By Soumya Karlamangla, Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times Lilian […]

Hispanics are key to emerging healthcare markets

NewsTaco June 2, 2014

*A clear case where marketers and corporations see “Hi$panic$.” VL By Danielle Restuccia, Saludify Gaining Hispanics’ trust just may be the key to success for healthcare companies. With the Affordable Care […]

Arrested While Brown: Chicago Police Nab Two Latino Men

NewsTaco May 22, 2014

*Two young men in Chicago, arrested for doing grassroots work while Latino. VL By Brad Wong, Equal Voice News Similar to community outreach workers across the country in late March, […]

Why Latinos Didn’t Get Obamacare

NewsTaco May 2, 2014

*The problem with Latinos and the Affordable Care Act is that the outreach was too little, it was too late and it was bungled. It was also ill conceived. An […]

Latinos Being Left Behind In Health Care Overhaul

Mary Mata March 25, 2014

By Associated Press/NPR WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s largest minority group risks being left behind by President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Hispanics account for about one-third of the nation’s […]

Race to Enroll Latinos as Obamacare Deadline Looms

Mary Mata March 24, 2014

By John Michaelson, Public News Service (with data and editorial assistance from NewsTaco) AUSTIN, Texas – With a major deadline looming for all to have health care coverage or face possible […]

Marketing Mistakes Hurt Latino Enrollment In California

Mary Mata March 7, 2014

By April Dembosky and KQED, Kaiser Health News/Washington Post SAN FRANCISCO — It’s been decades since the advertising industry recognized the need to woo Hispanic consumers. Big companies saw the market […]