Diversity Healthwatch: Some Asian American Groups Have the Lowest Healthcare Coverage of All Minorities

Posted on November 1, 2009

The New America Media reports that a new study on disparities in health care among Asian Americans show that the high numbers of uninsured in this community have to do with the population of “working poor” who don’t qualify for public assistance, yet can’t afford private insurance.

About Andrés

Andrés Tapia is President of Diversity Best Practices, the preemininet diversity and inclusion thinktank and consultancy. Andrés also served as Hewitt’s Chief Diversity Officer and Emerging Workforce Solutions Leader for seven years, where he was responsible for leading the company’s diversity vision and strategies and for consulting with Hewitt's FORTUNE 500 clients. He is the author of The Inclusion Paradox: The Obama Era and the Transformation of Global Diversity. Find his bio here.