County Must Help Improve Latino Health, Report Says – Montgomery County, Maryland From: washingtonpost.com
Tagged: Maryland, Montgomery CountyPosted on: June 26th, 2008
Latinos have emerged as the fastest-growing population group in Montgomery County, and more needs to be done to boost their health and well-being, including improving access to medical care and expanding transportation and bilingual services, a new report says.
The report noted that the best estimates, from 2005, suggest that more than 50 percent of Latinos in the county are uninsured, and about half do not have a primary-care doctor. Among Latinos who had not seen a doctor in the past year, the primary reason was the high cost of care. “*
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