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A public workshop was held that featured invited presentations and discussion about health insurance exchanges, presented evidence on the extent to which consumers understand underlying health insurance concepts, and described the relevancy of health literacy to health insurance reform and how health literacy interventions can facilitate the implementation of health insurance reforms. There was also a review of best practices in developing materials and communicating with consumers.
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Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 will result in significant changes to the U.S. health care system. Among its many provisions, the ACA will extend access to health care coverage to millions of Americans who have been previously uninsured. Many of the newly eligible health insu...
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A public workshop was held that featured invited presentations and discussion about health insurance exchanges, presented evidence on the extent to which consumers understand underlying health insurance concepts, and described the relevancy of health literacy to health insurance reform and how health literacy interventions can facilitate the implementation of health insurance reforms. There was also a review of best practices in developing materials and communicating with consumers.
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