In the US, medical care is highly funded by employers through insurance programs such as Medicaid and Medicare which is usually privately purchased.
In 2010 through the Affordable Care Act, there was an expected rise in the accessibility of healthcare for the Hispanic community as the act expanded its boundaries of access. Historically, the community has had barriers and low access to insurance programs. Most of the population is also uninsured with uninsured rates being at 32% while among those born outside the country being at 50% ( Stang & Bonilla, 2018) . These high rates of being uninsured have been brought about by the unequal health insurance markets. Various barriers that keep them from accessing appropriate health insurance such as substandard employment, a limited number of Hispanic health insurance providers, undocumented status, cultural sensitivity, and geographical mobility. To increase Hispanics’ access to and use of health services, cultural sensitivity, and health literacy must be improved, particularly in the areas of chronic disease management, healthy lifestyle promotion, obesity prevention, workplace safety, and the use of preventive and screening services.