Low health literacy is associated with poorer health outcomes and poorer use of health care services, according to recently published data in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Approximately 80 million Americans have limited health literacy, or the ability to understand…
Day: July 19, 2011
CMS Proposes Standards for Consumer-Operated and Oriented Plans
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced steps it is taking to encourage the creation of consumer-operated and oriented Plans (CO-OPs) — new private nonprofit, consumer-governed health insurance plans designed to help increase competition and give consumers and…