The healthcare roll-out was a disappointment on many levels, but especially in the Hispanic community, where a lack of insurance coverage is markedly higher than in the white population. Lack of knowledge can lead to serious consequences when valid healthcare options are not known or met.

More so than in other communities, Hispanics can be prone to relying on folk medicine or alternative treatments which can be ineffective at best, and at worst, can make a bad problem worse.

"Incredibly, according to a Pew Hispanic Center Report, at least 8 out of 10 Hispanics get information about their health from sources other than traditional medical establishments - such as television and radio programs and advertisements for alternative medicines and treatment," said Dr. Joseph Alvarnas of Healthy Hispanic Living. "The truth is, these non-medical sources are doing a better job at understanding, reaching out and communicating to the Hispanic community."

Alvarnas says that old habits can die hard, and that new information isn't always coming from the right sources.

"Word of mouth is strong in the community, and someone, a friend or relative, simply may be passing on a bit of good old-fashioned folk medicine, which everyone can relate to but is especially prevalent in the Hispanic community," he said. "Or they may have seen something advertised from a source that made them feel comfortable by speaking to their cultural perceptions, fears and other concerns."

This only adds to the urgency for getting the Spanish version of the new relevant US healthcare policies and options out to Latinos.

"The Spanish website, that's a biggie for me, because we're finding that a lot of people would prefer to communicate in Spanish and want bilingual information," said Frank Rodriguez of Austin's Latino Health Forum to The Daily Beast. "That needs to be fixed and quickly."

Rodriguez sees the irony in that Latinos are often the very people Obama's healthcare reform was supposed to help.

"They are the working poor. They are the ones within the 100 to 150 percent of poverty level that will capture the subsidies," Rodriguez said. "I think there are pretty big hurdles, but a lot is going to depend on folks talking to other folks within their local communities."