A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has found that nearly 80 percent of uninsured Latinos qualify for some sort of government assistance with their health care, The Hill reports. The latest federal health insurance data suggests that the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. the health care reform law, or ACA) has made nearly 10.2 million uninsured Latinos newly eligible for coverage, and that nearly 8 million can get a break on costs. Financial help could come from Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and/or tax credits on new insurance marketplaces. With less than two months until the close of open enrollment, health officials said reaching out to the Latino community—which has the highest uninsured rate of any U.S. ethnic group—is integral for the new health law to work.
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