Helen Levy|Alex Janke
Health Literacy and Access to Care
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Wayne State University
despite welldocumented links low health literacy low rates health insurance coverage poor health outcomes almost research relationship low health literacy selfreported access care study analyzed large nationally representative sample communitydwelling adults ages 50 older estimate relationship low health literacy selfreported difficulty obtaining care found individuals low health literacy significantly likely individuals adequate health literacy delay forgo needed care report difficulty finding provider even controlled factors including health insurance coverage employment raceethnicity poverty general cognitive function also likely lack usual source care although result marginally significant controlled factors results show addition obstacles low health literacy creates within context clinical encounter low health literacy also reduces probability people get door health care system timely way