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Navigating Health Literacy, Social Determinants, and Discrimination in National Health Plans
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On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the February 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on how health plans can screen for health literacy, social determinants of health, and perceived health care discrimination.
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Humana's J. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, MPH; Candy Magaña, MPA; and Bereket Kindo, PhD, the lead author, research and project lead, and data scientist of a study published in the February 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®.
Their study, "Screening for Health Literacy, Social Determinants, and Discrimination in Health Plans," provides insight on the experiences of patients in a national health plan with 2 structural determinants of health and how those interact with social determinants of health and patient demographics.
At Humana, Olayiwola is the chief health equity officer and senior vice president, Magaña is the director of health equity innovation, and Kindo is a lead data scientist.
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