New study says U.S. loses billons each year to low health literacy
Patient Safety Monitor Alert
October 17, 2007
A new University of Connecticut study found that the United States economy loses $106 billion to $236 billion annually to low health literacy. The report, called Low Health Literacy: Implications for National Health Policy, says that making healthcare more affordable for all U.S. citizens would do more to combat low health literacy.The report highlights two ways to fight low health literacy: Make healthcare insurance available to more citizens who do not have coverage, and strengthen relations between healthcare insurers and providers and patients.
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