Posted by Dr. Ricardo Romo Good health practices matter, but basic health practices are not enough.  All of us must follow the recommendations to  shelter in place,  practice safe distancing, and wear a mask in public settings.   Access to good health insurance makes all the difference to Latinos who need to  visit a doctor or  require hospital care.  As a state, Texas is making little progress in expanding medical insurance to a sufficient number of residents. According to texmed.org/uninsured, “Texas is the uninsured capital of the United States. More than 4.3 million Texans - including 623,000 children - lack health insurance.”  Texas' lack of insurance coverage is unacceptable.  Instead of addressing this problem conservative voices in the White House and Congress have sought to dismantle  Obamacare. This must not be allowed to happen.  We have learned from the pandemic that the U.S. healthcare system is broken and desperately needs reform.   Working conditions matter. Latinos make up a sizable number of the essential workers in Texas. In San Antonio, Latinos go to work everyday  in jobs where infection and deaths have been most pronounced.  Most of the Covid-19  cases in San Antonio have been reported in the city’s jails, nursing homes, and meatpacking plants. Latinos work in these jobs. Employers are being pressed to provide sufficient safety equipment to their workers and to set social distancing regulations in the workplace.  We have learned that employers are not doing enough to make work places safe.   Working from home is not the solution for every Latino family. Many Latinos in Texas work in semi-skilled industries where remote work is not...