Authorship Category

Faculty only

Document Type

Paper

Manuscript Type

report

Keywords

Health Literacy, Senior Citizens, Reading, Medicare

Description

Health literacy is a major problem for the aging population (Parker, Ratzan, & Lurie, 2003). The significance of this study was to access the relationship between health literacy and knowledge of Medicare to determine ways in which seniors can effectively navigate their healthcare insurance.

Identifier

FIDC005760

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Health Literacy and Medicare Recipient's Knowledge of Health Insurance Options

Health literacy is a major problem for the aging population (Parker, Ratzan, & Lurie, 2003). The significance of this study was to access the relationship between health literacy and knowledge of Medicare to determine ways in which seniors can effectively navigate their healthcare insurance.