Of employmentbased insurance plans: only 9 percent cover preventive care. only 15 percent cover eyeglasses. and only 32 percent cover dental care (Public Health Service. 1981). Similar inadequacies are also found in public programs (COSSMHO. 1990). In summary. Latinos are more likely to not be able to afford medical care and to have no health insurance. The situation has become more acute in the last decade and appears to be more severe among certain communities In the nation and among certain subgroups. such as children and adolescents. those with lower income and recently arrived immigrants. Among Latino ethnic groups. Mexicans and Mexican Americans are most likely not to be covered by health insurance.
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Latinos are more likely to not be able to afford medical care and to have no health insurance.