Health care costs and diabetes are the primary health care concerns for Latinos, whether they were born in the United States or immigrated here from other countries, according to new research.
The survey, a joint product by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health, found that more than half of all Latinos (52 percent) aren't confident they would have enough money or health insurance to pay for a major illness.
Nearly one in five (19 percent) said diabetes was the biggest health problem facing their families, beating out cancer and other problems. The problem was even bigger for non-immigrant Latinos, at 22 percent.
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