Health Literacy Implications for Health Care Reform

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Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine (Autoren)

Theresa Wizemann (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2011
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-16416-0 (ISBN)

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Health literacy is the degree to which one can understand and make decisions based on health information. Nearly 90 million adults in the United States have limited health literacy. While poor health literacy spans all demographics, rates of low health literacy are disproportionately higher among those with lower socioeconomic status, limited education, or limited English proficiency, as well as among the elderly and individuals with mental or physical disabilities. Studies have shown that there is a correlation between low health literacy and poor health outcomes. In 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act designed to extend access to health care coverage to millions of Americans who have been previously uninsured. Many of the newly eligible individuals who should benefit most from the ACA, however, are least prepared to realize those benefits as a result of low health literacy. They will face significant challenges understanding what coverage they are eligible for under the ACA, making informed choices about the best options for themselves and their families, and completing the enrollment process.
Health Literacy Implications for Health Care Reform explores opportunities to advance health literacy in association with the implementation of health care reform. The report focuses on building partnerships to advance the field of health literacy by translating research findings into practical strategies for implementation, and on educating the public, press, and policymakers regarding issues of health literacy.

1 Front Matter; 2 1 Introduction; 3 2 Health Literacy and Health Care Reform; 4 3 Opportunities and Challenges for Individuals Under the ACA; 5 4 Opportunities and Challenges for Those Implementing the ACA; 6 5 How Can Health Literacy Facilitate Health Care Reform?; 7 References; 8 Appendix A: Workshop Agenda; 9 Appendix B: Workshop Speaker Biosketches; 10 Appendix C: Health Lilteracy Implications of the Affordable Care Act; 11 Appendix D: Health Literacy and the Health Reform: Where Do Children Fit In?

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.7.2011
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
ISBN-10	0-309-16416-8 / 0309164168
ISBN-13	978-0-309-16416-0 / 9780309164160
Zustand	Neuware