A Universal Cause

by Paul Bass | December 13, 2005 2:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Latinos make up 35 percent of the uninsured population of Connecticut, a fact that has not escaped the notice of Juan Figueroa, executive director of the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut. Figueroa will be in D.C. Wednesday moderating a Congressional briefing on the health insurance crisis facing Latinos across the country. U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the sponsors of the briefing, has introduced a bill calling for universal health care coverage, the goal that Figueroa's foundation is fighting for in Connecticut. (Note: The foundation helps fund this web site.) “Access to health care is the civil rights issue of the 21st century," Figueroa said.