Latino Decisions Blog
How perceptions of an anti-immigrant environment negatively impacts Latino health outcomes
The first 50 days of President Trump’s administration has seen an increase in immigration raids and the rise of hate crimes towards immigrants. This anti-immigrant sentiment is creating fear and…
Health Care Costs Remain Major Hurdle for Hispanics in New Mexico
A new poll of Latino/Hispanic adults in New Mexico funded by the National Institute of Health provides an opportunity to explore New Mexican Hispanics’ interactions with and attitudes toward health care reform….
New Mexico Survey Provides New Insights on Latinos and ACA
A new poll of Latino/Hispanic adults in New Mexico funded by the National Institute of Health provides an opportunity to explore New Mexican Hispanics’ interactions with and attitudes toward health…
Healthcare in the Shadows
One of the most concerning narratives for any democratic country is the extent to which sub-populations of its citizenry are “living in the shadows”. Living in the shadows or social…
Latino Health Care 5 Years After the ACA: Findings from the Latino National Health and Immigration Survey
President Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) faces another test in the upcoming Supreme Court case King v. Burwell. As we await a decision that has…
National Latino Health Survey: More Latinos Have Health Insurance; Gaps and Challenges Remain
On a press call and webinar held this morning, Latino Decisions presented the findings of its groundbreaking national poll on Latinos’ health, experiences with the changing healthcare marketplace, and outlook…
Latino voter enthusiasm in Florida high – Crist leads Scott 53 to 29
The U.S. Census reports that Latino turnout in Florida in 2010 was 70% and today 73% of registered Latinos say they are “almost certain” to vote according to a new poll released…
National policies on HIV/AIDS target highly affected communities
Efforts to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic that began in the 1980s have achieved significant advancements that now make it possible for someone with HIV to live a full life. However,…
The consequences of delaying Spanish language ACA enrollment tools
The Department of Health and Human Services announced this past Sunday that they have made major progress in addressing the worst of the major glitches that have posed crashes and…
Latino Focused Messaging Increases Knowledge of the ACA
A new poll of Latino/Hispanic adults in Colorado provides evidence that targeted outreach strategies in the state have increased awareness about the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The poll, commissioned by…
RWJF Center at UNM Hosting Health Policy Summit, September 6th-7th
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico will be hosting a health policy summit on September 6th and 7th at the UNM…
New Perspectives on Latinos and the Affordable Care Act
Latino Decisions has released two recent surveys focused on analyzing Latino’s knowledge of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), one national in focus and another specific to the Latino community in…
New Results from the Colorado Latino Health Care Survey
A new poll of Latino/Hispanic adults in the state of Colorado strongly suggests that the United States federal government needs to do much more outreach to Latinos regarding the Affordable…
RWJF Center at UNM Hosting Health Policy Summit, September 6th-7th
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico will be hosting a health policy summit on September 6th and 7th at the UNM…
New National Latino Health Care Survey Results
A new poll of Latino/Hispanic adults strongly suggests that the Federal Government needs to do much more outreach to Latinos regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The poll, commissioned by…
Latino voter opinions on health care
In light of the June 28, 2012 Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act, Latino Decisions has compiled data points on Latino voter attitudes towards the health care bill,…
Public Support for the Supreme Court: The Promise and Peril of Arizona v. United States
This is the first of a series of posts about Latinos and their views of the U.S. Supreme Court, and is part of a larger research project being conducted by…
GOP losing the Latina mom vote and much more
This article was originally published at NBC LATINO Less is more for the Republican Party when it comes to women’s reproductive rights. Conservative Republican women may fully support the strategy…
The Supreme Court, Health Care Reform, and Latinos
By Jillian Medeiros, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of New Mexico This week the Supreme Court has been debating the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, passed by President…
Language Translation and Latino Health Outcomes
The issue of language translation has concerned survey researchers for some time. While much of this work has been conducted by scholars interested in making comparisons across nations with differences…