Factors That Influence Health Care

“In this national sample, undocumented Latinos were less likely to report receiving blood pressure and cholesterol level checks, less likely to report having received excellent/good quality of care, and more likely to receive no health/health-care information from doctors”(INTERNMed). Latinos are one of the significant groups that are faced with disparities in Health care(INTERNMed). An important issue in which Public Health looks into, due to helping understand why each community are different. In this Essay, I will be explaining factors that influence the access to health care, Factors that Influence health care quality and will be analyzing the Affordable Care Act(ACA) on inequalities to the Latino community.
By using the Ecological model, We are able to see that Public Policy(Societal) is one of the main factors the influences access to Health Care. In Public Policy, we are able to use it as a standpoint on how Enforcement or Restrictions can change the behavior on the person/Community. A restriction that through Societal is the Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). The PRWORA was passed by President Clinton, as a way to help those in need of work(AJPH). However, this law created it a difficulty for those that are undocumented Latinos. When the system was in place, it created very few free and discounted care services to the immigrants. This turns into a problem to many when first entering the united States, especially when entering sick. With larger prices to pay for, immigrants try to stay away from anytime of healthcare. Law like the PRWORA, are comensign to tightening up. Revising over more documentation, like social security and evidence of work. As many of these documentation are being asked ...

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...igrant,Residents for example, can feel free to apply to Medicaid,however, there is still a five-year waiting period (Impact HR).
In Conclusion, Access to Health care, quality of Healthcare and the ACA all each have factors that can disturb or help the Latino Community. An Understanding to Health care, helps benefits the role of how many of the Latino community are able to access it. When a patient comes into the hospital/clinic, it could make a difference if they come in with minor symptoms than when coming through the emergency room. This is relating to the Quality of Health care, when patients come in with or without Insurance. Lastly, the ACA helps like any other ethnic group to increase the number of applicants to get health Insurance. However, for those that are not U.S Citizens, it make it harder for them as well as for their children who may be U.S. Citizens.