title: Address low literacy issues to improve Medicaid risk member compliance, reduce costs.
abstract: Low literacy linked to higher costs among managed medicaid patients: The evidence is mounting that low literacy levels may be linked to poor Medicaid risk patient compliance and higher medical costs. Here are the details on an important new study, plus some tips from literacy experts on how to improve verbal and written communication skills.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003144:Communication Barriers; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008484:Medicaid; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D011203:Poverty; D014481:United States