Health Literacy Impact on National Healthcare Utilization and Expenditure

S. Rasu, Rafia; Agbor Bawa, Walter; R. Suminski, Richard; A. Snella, Kathleen; A. Warady, Bradley

doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.151

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Health Literacy Impact on National Healthcare Utilization and Expenditure

Published in International Journal of Health Policy and Management • Aug 17, 2015

Authors:

Rafia S. Rasu

Walter Agbor Bawa

Richard R. Suminski

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Health literacy presents an enormous challenge in the delivery of effective healthcare and quality outcomes. We evaluated the impact of low health literacy (LHL) on healthcare utilization and healthcare expenditure. METHODS: Database analysis used Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) ...

Subject

Health care

Medicine

Health literacy

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