CHCS March 21, 2024
Nine out of 10 adults in the U.S. struggle with health literacy, the skills necessary to understand and use health information to make important care decisions. Limited health literacy contributes to worsened health outcomes, greater costs, and even higher mortality. Limited health literacy is also prevalent among populations that have been marginalized, potentially exacerbating existing health and health care disparities across factors like race and ethnicity, age, socioeconomic status, and insurance type.
Limited health literacy disproportionately impacts Medicaid members. Sixty percent of people with Medicaid coverage are either at “below basic” or “basic” health literacy levels compared to only 24 percent of those with employer-sponsored coverage. State Medicaid agencies, which serve large, diverse populations, are uniquely positioned to deploy innovative...
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