Latinos support health care reform but not mandate

By Pilar Marrero– Pilar.marrero@laopinion.com  | 2011-10-13

New Poll Results Posted Here

LOS ANGELES, CA. – Latino voters have a complicated relationship with the health care reform law approved in March 2010. On the one hand, they support the majority of its provisions and oppose its repeal. But just like other voters, they are against the clause that will force them to purchase coverage, the so-called mandate.

These are some of the results of an impreMedia/Latino Decisions (IM-LD) poll that was conducted in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico, the fifth in a series of six national polls exploring the opinions of the Latino group that has best integrated into American society: registered voters. This particular poll focused on the issues of insurance coverage and the health care reform law.

The results reveal that 50% of Latino voters support the Affordable Health Care Act and only 29% support its repeal. These numbers are similar to those of the general population. However, 59% of these voters are not well disposed toward one of the law’s regulations, which makes it mandatory for them to purchase insurance if they do not have coverage. They are against it.