Open AccessHealth Insurance Literacy Perceptions and the Needs of a Working-Class Community
Author(s) -
Rishtya Kakar,
Ryan Combs,
Malea Hoepf Young,
Nida Ali,
Baraka Muvuka
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
health literacy research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.26
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2475-6024
pISSN - 2474-8307
DOI - 10.3928/24748307-20220309-01
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , health literacy , health care , focus group , context (archaeology) , population , qualitative research , psychology , nursing , medicine , business , environmental health , marketing , sociology , political science , geography , social science , archaeology , law
Despite increases in the number of insured Americans, consumers continue to face barriers in accessing care. Low levels of health insurance literacy (HIL) are associated with suboptimal use of health insurance coverage. There remains a need to further contextualize the relationship between HIL and access to care, especially among insured working-class people. Objective This study was conducted to understand the pathways through which HIL affects health care decision-making and access to care in an urban working-class population.