Hispanics Without Health Care Insurance; One Size Does Not Fit All

Data from the new study on Hispanics and health care released today by the Pew Hispanic Center and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are consistent with existing findings.

The critical part is that 1/3 of Hispanics have no health insurance but it seems that of those nearly 25% still manage to have a usual source of care.

One size fits all is a 20th century model of health care delivery -- it does not work for any body.

Here's an excerpt from the release:

More than one-fourth of Hispanic adults in the U.S. lack a usual health care provider, and a similar proportion report obtaining no health care information from medical personnel in the past year. At the same time, more than eight in ten report receiving health information from media sources, such as television and radio...