HCTW news: Study shows well-assimilated Hispanics receive better healthcare
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, September 11, 2008
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A recent study claims Hispanic immigrants who speak poor English and are badly assimilated to the country have less healthcare access than Hispanics with better English skills and stronger American roots.
The report, "Hispanics and Healthcare in the United States," was recently released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, N.J., and the Pew Hispanic Center, a research organization in Washington, D.C. The study found nearly a third of Hispanics in the United States who speak mainly Spanish do not have a usual healthcare provider, compared with about 22% of Hispanics who speak mainly English.
Additionally, nearly half of Hispanics who have been in the U.S. less than five years do not have a regular healthcare provider, while only 21% of Hispanics who have been here at least 15 years are without a provider.
Sources: Pew Hispanic Center, Star-Telegram (TX)
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