BOSTON (AP) - Hispanics are among the big winners in the push to
expand health care in Massachusetts.

A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found
the number of insured Hispanics jumped by more than 14 percent
after the 2006 law took effect.

More individuals with less than a high school diploma or making
less than $25,000 a year also had insurance.

But the same three groups continued to have the lowest overall
percentages of insurance coverage compared with the general
population.

In the second half of 2008, 89 percent of Hispanics were insured
compared with more than 96 percent of the state's population.

The study did not reflect a decision last June by lawmakers to
end health care funding for about 30,000 legal immigrants enrolled
in the state's Commonwealth Care program.