This brief looks at current health insurance coverage by race, ethnicity and size of employer, and how the proposed 2009 federal health insurance coverage bill would affect minority uninsured workers.
Black parents are significantly more likely to have regular employment at a large firm (61%) than white parents (55%).
Latino Jobs
18% of Latino parents had regular employment at a small firm, compared with 15% of white parents.
Smaller Options
When smaller firms do offer health insurance their employees are less likely to take it up than employees of larger firms.
Uninsured by Race
The uninsured rate for whites was 11%; 19% for blacks; and 31% for Latinos at the time of this report.
Medicaid Misconception
Most uninsured parents from minority backgrounds are not eligible for public insurance like Medicaid.
Statements & Quotations
While the rate of uninsurance is also high for black parents, Latino parents are especially at risk of being uninsured; even when they are employed at large firms, they are far less likely than white parents to have coverage.
Differences in employment arrangements by race and ethnicity explain some of the coverage differences for parents…. However, [the differences] do not appear to fully explain the coverage differences.
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