healthcare
Healthcare empowers individuals and families to take control of their health and allows them to seek preventative and remedial care to manage illness or disease and maintain their health. LCLAA is a fierce advocate for initiatives that will make healthcare a reality for more Latinos/as/xs in the United States and its territories.
our priorities
Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness: Our country has quickly learned that pandemics and epidemics can derail the trajectory of our economy, job markets, and our well-being. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen Latinos/as/xs lose their jobs at higher rates and, tragically, have been much more likely to contract, be hospitalized by, and die from COVID-19 than their non-Latino/a/x white counterparts.
This is why LCLAA calls for the following:
Legislation to fund and promote research into pathogens with pandemic potential
Investment in local infrastructures to track and monitor the outbreaks of diseases
The distribution and accessibility to free COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, vaccines, and treatments
Affordable and Accessible Healthcare for All: The high cost of medical care and services in the American healthcare system makes it inaccessible, leaving many uninsured, underinsured, or with little options in choosing their health insurance. For this reason, almost one in four Latinos/as/xs do not have health insurance and are less able to receive the medical care and services they need to live a healthy and sustainable life.
This is why LCLAA calls for the following:
Holistic policy reform that includes but is not limited to the following to lower the cost workers and their families have to pay on medications and prescription drugs
Legislation that enables the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate the prices of drugs
Legislation that limits the extent to which drug companies can hike up prices
Legislation that caps out of-pocket costs for drugs covered by Medicare
Initiatives to make key federal health programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and S-CHIP able to provide fully comprehensive care and close troublesome gaps in coverage
The expansion and increased funding of prevention initiatives and evidence-based treatment and recovery programs
Policy initiatives that protect the right of the individual to make their own decisions about all aspects of their health, including but not limited to their reproductive, mental, and emotional health
Legislation that expands eligibility for federal health programs to include people who are often forgotten such as immigrants or those who are incarcerated
Our WORK
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supporting nondiscrimination in health programs & activities
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support of h.r.12 women's health protection act of 2023
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LCLAA commends administration's plan to expand health care access
podcasts
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You Want Me to Get What?
Moving from vaccine distrust to understanding in the Latino community.
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Our Voices decide
AARP representative on 2022 Midterm Elections & the protection of elders through healthcare legislation.
OUR RELATED RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 1: A Fair and Just Criminal Justice System
Resolution 9: Full Enfranchisement of the Working Class
Resolution 12: Making Election Day a Federal Holiday
Resolution 22: Expanding LCLAA’s National Constitutional Language to Include the Words “Indigenous” and “Afro-Latino”
Resolution 24: Land Acknowledgment at all National LCLAA and affiliated Chapter Meetings
Resolution 25: Protecting Union Jobs and Food Access in Communities of Color
Resolution 6: LCLAA Demands the Passing of the For the People Act (HR1/ S1) and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act (S 4263) and Reaffirms its Commitment to the Peoples Resolution