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Experts look to providers to improve health literacy amid COVID

by Adnan Alam Dec 15, 2021Dec 15, 2021

PHOENIX – Dolores Adams, 86, recently forked over a $36 copay for prescription blood thinner, but she’s never had to before and doesn’t understand the sudden cost. She’s not alone in her confusion. Research shows that about 80 million adults in the U.S. have limited health literacy, defined as “the degree to which individuals have […]

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