Sec. 202. Increasing health literacy to promote better outcomes for patients
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall issue a request for information to solicit recommendations on ways the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services can work with stakeholders of the Federal health care programs (as defined in section 1128B(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b(f))) to promote increased patient and family caregiver health literacy, including recommendations for— identifying culturally competent, evidence-based interventions that have been proven to improve health literacy in populations served by such programs; identifying evidence-based health literacy approaches that can be used by the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ), a State plan (or waiver of such plan) under title XIX of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ), a State child health plan (or waiver of such plan) under title XXI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq. ), or health care providers participating in such program under such title XVIII, under a State plan (or waiver of such plan) under such title XIX, or under a State child health plan (or waiver of such plan) under such title XXI, and that— have been proven to, or show promise to, reduce costs to individuals enrolled under a State plan (or waiver of such plan) under such title XIX, or under a State child health plan (or waiver of such plan) under such title XXI, respectively, and reduce expenditures under such respective titles; or have been proven to increase patient and family caregiver satisfaction or improve the quality of care for at-risk populations, including holistic and non-medication-based forms of care; how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services can encourage the use of evidence-based health literacy interventions through payment policies under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ), a State plan under title XIX of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ), a State child health plan under title XXI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq. ); and improving patient and family caregiver health literacy with respect to health insurance, including an understanding of in-network providers, deductibles, co-insurance, co-payments, and differences between payors.
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- 42 USC 1320a–7b(f)
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Increasing health literacy to promote better outcomes for patients
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