November 13, 2014
By Stephanie Carson,
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Many Hispanic children in Florida are eligible for health coverage, but aren’t able to access it, according to a report released this week by the National Council of La Raza and Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.
While the number of uninsured Hispanic children in the United States is decreasing – falling by more than half a million since 2009 – Florida is making less progress when compared with the national average.
Scott Darius, digital and community organizer for the health advocacy group Florida CHAIN, says the problem has the potential to impact the children for their entire life.
“You can’t go (through) those crucial years of development without seeing a doctor, so a lot of these kids end up getting sick,” he says. “They have no access to care and they end up missing school days, and that just slows them down the rest of their lives. ”
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