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"Only a day away from the new health care marketplace opening under the Affordable Care Act and millions of people might have to wait a little longer.Officials say the Spanish-language version of the website isn't ready.\"We need to be cognizant of the fact that there's a large segment of the Hispanic population in New Mexico that prefers their info in Spanish or bilingually,\" said Gabriel Sanchez, interim executive director at UNM's Center for Health Policy.Sanchez says about 42 percent of the New Mexico population is Hispanic.\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 \u00A0\"The Affordable Care Act is going to be hugely impactful on everybody's lives, but particularly for Hispanics, it's really going to be a game changer in terms of how they interact with health care,\" he said.Sanchez said the delay could mean the difference between signing up for care and not.\"Where we get into an issue is that might hurt enthusiasm about enrolling in the Affordable Care Act overall,\" Sanchez said.He says while a good portion of the Hispanics in the Land of Enchantment speak English, many still prefer to get their information in Spanish.\"When we're talking about the complicated elements of a very confusing and complex policy, many people feel more comfortable receiving that info in their native language,\" said Sanchez.Officials say the Spanish website won't be ready for a few more weeks.There are about 10 million Latino's in the country eligible for coverage, about 4 million of them speak Spanish primarily."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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