Obamacare Spanish-Language Enrollment Website Delayed Until Mid-October

Obamacare Spanish-Language Enrollment Website Delayed Until Mid-October

Mary Mata September 27, 2013

By Fox News Latino In another delay for the Affordable Care Act, White House officials quietly told Hispanic groups on Wednesday that the Spanish-language version of the healthcare.gov website will […]

Health care administrators: Where are the Latino role models?

Mary Mata August 20, 2013

By Hope Gillette, Saludify Latinos make up approximately 3 percent of hospital board members in the United States, according to the American Hospital Association (AHA), while approximately 90 percent of […]

Latina Leaders: From East LA to the White House, trying to improve the health of Latinos

Mary Mata August 15, 2013

By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Dr. Elena Rios is much more than a doctor of internal medicine. She says ever since she was a teenager in her hometown of East LA, she […]

Healthcare an Obstacle as GOP Courts Latinos

Mary Mata April 1, 2013

By Noam N. Levey,  Los Angeles Times As Republican leaders try to woo Latino voters with a new openness to legal status for the nation’s illegal immigrants, the party remains […]

Latinos in the 113th Congress

Mary Mata January 29, 2013

By Silvia Manzano, Latinovations The 113th Congress includes a record number of thirty-eight Latinos elected officials. These notable numbers have both policy and political implications for the future of Latino […]

Immigration Reform May Add Millions Under Obama Health Law

Mary Mata January 28, 2013

By Elise Viebeck, The Hill Comprehensive immigration reform could make millions of people suddenly eligible for assistance under President Obama’s healthcare law, assuming a final deal paves the way for undocumented […]

Obamacare’s ‘Ojo Insurance’ Option Starts Next Week

Mary Mata January 11, 2013

By María Purísima, Pocho Ñews Service (PNS reporting from WASHINGTON, D.C.) Latinos who voted to reelect Barack Obama are set to receive one of the benefits he promised: Insurance against mal ojo (“ojo” […]

Latinos: Healthcare not Immigration Made 2012 Difference

Mary Mata December 27, 2012

By Curt Warner, Voxxi By any measure, this past year was a momentous one in terms of both healthcare policy in the abstract and in a more practical sense for […]

How Obamacare Impacts People Of Color

Mary Mata July 3, 2012

PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C.—Ahead of the Supreme Court ruling on the consitutionality of Obamacare, Progress 2050 released the following infographic showing how many people of color, including Latinos, African Americans, […]

OPINION: This Ruling Is Good for Your Health

Mary Mata July 2, 2012

By Elizabeth Rose, Other Words The most conservative Supreme Court in history just upheld the Affordable Care Act as constitutional. This is a victory for American families. It means lower […]