Health Literacy Impact on National Healthcare Utilization and Expenditure

• Main Authors: Rafia Rasu (Author), Walter Agbor Bawa (Author), Richard Suminski (Author), Kathleen Snella (Author), Bradley Warady (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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) fr...