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Health care coverage for Latinos lowest in North Carolina

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Published on Thursday, 01 May 2008 00:00

Juana Martinez, 54, was diagnosed with diabetes three years ago. Like most diabetics she must be diligent in checking her blood sugar and monitoring her diet.

But she also has to be resourceful in finding ways to afford the medicine she so desperately needs. Juana, like more than 270,000 other Latinos in North Carolina, is uninsured.