Health services for Latinos in the US, another wall under construction

• May 2, 2024

Although getting sick will always be the main problem, to this one is added another one of great importance for Latin Americans in the United States: access to health services.

A report from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) reveals that medical care has become the main concern for immigrants from the state of California, surpassing other issues such as education or access to jobs.

A survey conducted by the University Florida Atlantic (FAU, for its acronym in English) indicates that Hispanics who do not have health insurance went from 7.8% in 2015 to 12.8% in 2016 and is expected to increase for this year.

For its part, the National Council of La Raza (National Council of La Raza) maintains that one third of the approximately 47 million people who do not have insurance in the United States are Hispanic.

The language barrier between patients and medical staff is becoming a serious obstacle, along with a lack of health insurance, for immigrants to receive satisfactory medical care.