On May 20, the Kaiser Family Foundation released a brief examining Medicaid's role in covering Hispanic Americans.  The brief outlines Medicaid enrollment among Hispanic Americans, explains how the program affects their access to care, and projects the impact of the national health care reform law on Medicaid coverage for this population.  The brief also offers a chart of state-by-state data regarding Hispanic American's health coverage.

From the report:

Americans who are low-income, children, or in poor health. In 2009, Medicaid covered 45% of poor Hispanic Americans, or those living below the poverty line ($22,050 for a family of four in 2009), and 29% of near-poor, or those with incomes above poverty but below twice the poverty line. Medicaid covered nearly half of all Hispanic children in the United States and 63% of low-income Hispanic children.

Full report: Medicaid's Role for Hispanic Americans (PDF | 383.87 kb)

Kaiser Family Foundation.  (2011).  Medicaid's role for Hispanic Americans.