
Screening for Health Literacy, Social Determinants, and Discrimination in Health Plans
ByJ. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, MPH,Candy Magaña, MPA,Bereket Kindo, PhD,Jill Soderquist, MBA,Faith Obanua, MS, PMP,Fawwaz Haq, MD, MBA,Jordyn Newcome, MBA,Angela Hagan, PhD, MPA,Stephanie Franklin, MPS, PMP,Tamara Smith, MS, CHES,Juan Troy, EdS, MBA, PMP, CPC, CPC-P, COC,Joanna Bugbee, BBA,William H. Shrank, MD, MSHS
This study provides insight on the experiences of patients of a national health plan with 2 structural determinants of health—health care discrimination and health literacy—and how those interact with social determinants of health and patient demographics.