In this series, we explore the impact of the current health care reform proposals on the Hispanic community.
NEW! 7 Critical Maneuvers in Rebuilding Health Care System
We present some of the final stress points where Democrats, Republicans, special interests and the House and Senate all converge. (AARP Bulletin Today)
What the Senate Bill Means for You and Yours
A comparison of the Senate and House bills on health care reform. (AARP Bulletin Today)
House Bill Would Help Hispanics Access Health Care
Latinos could benefit greatly from the Affordable Health Care for America Act passed November 7, 2009, by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Business Owners and Health Care Reform
Hispanic business owners tell us how health care insurance for their employees will affect their bottom line and offer suggestions and alternatives.
Making the Case for Hispanic Families
While families across the United States struggle with health care issues, Hispanics face additional hurdles. Health care reform measures being considered by Congress could lower some of the hurdles and make it easier for Latinos to access medical services, transitional care, and medicines.
Putting Prevention First
While Congress looks at whittling health care costs through spending cuts, it also seeks to encourage prevention as a major way to save money and save lives that might otherwise be lost to disease caused by poor health habits. How do Hispanics fare when it comes to prevention?
Puerto Rico: A Question of Parity
In Washington, D.C., health care continues on the front burner and the debate keeps getting hotter. But in Puerto Rico, officials and residents alike say they’re still relegated to the back of the stovetop, and their frustration has simmered long enough. They want action in the form of parity in health care.
Biologics: Making “Miracle” Drugs Affordable
Some might think it will take a miracle to make “miracle” drugs accessible to those with the direst of diseases, but others are putting their faith in Congress and pharmaceuticals to lower the cost of these so-called biologics.
What Health Care Reforms Do Republicans Favor?
GOP lawmakers have ideas of their own. (AARP Bulletin Today)
The Assault on Truth
Here are some of the persistent myths about health care reform, how they arose, and what the three leading current proposals in the House and Senate actually say about those issues. (AARP Bulletin Today)
Doctors on Health Care Reform: Many Voices, Many Views
Opinions on health care reform vary greatly among the nation's 800,000 doctors, who have very definite views on the ideas being proposed to transform the country's antiquated health care system. (AARP Bulletin Today)
New Health Care Proposals Aim to Help Older Americans Too Young for Medicare
Without employer health coverage, millions of people ages 50 to 64 can’t buy affordable insurance. (AARP Bulletin Today)
More on President Obama's Reform Plans
The Obama Presidency: The First 100 Days
A Series: As President Barack Obama begins his term of office, AARP Segunda Juventud examines how the changes heralded by the new White House leadership will impact older Hispanics.
We look at proposed legislation to reform retirement plans and health care, the president's plan to jumpstart the economy, and the mortgage bailout; plus incisive interviews with leading Latinos in the Obama administration.