For Latino families, repealing the health care law would be particularly devastating
Rep. Xavier Becerra, Dr. Elena Ríos National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), and a beneficiary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) held a press conference this week to discuss the adverse affects the Republican repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would have on Latinos.
Rather than focusing on working in a constructive manner to create jobs and continue our economic recovery, Republicans have focused on the partisan battle of repealing health reform which, if successful, would eliminate help for our job-creating small business, explode the deficit, and give Americans’ health care back to insurance companies.
For Latino families, repealing the health care law would be particularly devastating:
-Latinos suffer from obesity, heart disease, and diabetes at higher levels than the broader American population. The Affordable Care Act helps fight these disparities for Latinos by expanding preventive care to all Americans.
-Latinas suffer from disproportionately high rates of cervical cancer – twice the rate of white women – and would see benefits under the Affordable Care Act, which covers regular Pap smears HPV vaccine, and mammograms for women over 40.
-One in three Latinos under 65 lack health insurance, and 9 million Latinos are projected to obtain insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
-Latino children are already benefiting from the Affordable Care Ac, which provides them with free access to regular pediatrician visits, vision and hearing screening, developmental assessments, immunizations, and screening and counseling to address obesity and help children maintain a healthy weight.
The Republican repeal of the ACA would not only be a setback for Latinos; it would hurt families across the country. Repeal would bring our health care system from one that focuses on keeping every American healthy back to a system that focuses on treating the sick. Insurance companies would be free
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