Access to quality care

ASPIRA recognizes the enormous disparity in health care provision and supports programs that target improving access to quality health care specifically for Latino families.

• culturally and linguistically sensitive health care environments that is family-centered in which there is effective communication between patients and care providers;

• providing Puerto Rico equal participation and funding on parity with the rest of the states in all federal health programs such as Medicaid, children’s health insurance (CHIPS) and Medicare, among others;
• efforts and programs to inform Latino parents of their rights to become insured under the CHIPS program in their state.