Health Reform Targets Health Literacy
Nearly one million more Americans were without health insurance in 2010, compared with the year before. That’s according to new Census numbers released Tuesday, which also show the Midwest has one of...
View ArticleWhy health literacy is a crucial part of healthcare reform
On this week's Health and Wealth Update, the first part of a discussion about health literacy and the healthcare reform.
View ArticleThe few things we know about Missouri's health insurance marketplace
This is the second in a two-part discussion about health literacy and the healthcare reform. Not knowing what the online health insurance marketplace looks like might be problematic for Missourians....
View ArticleRural Reads: On the disparities of rural vs. urban cancer patients
Every week, KBIA’s Health and Wealth Desk curates the week’s most interesting (or so we think) articles and reports on rural health, wealth and society issues. This week’s topics: guns in rural schools...
View ArticleReports highlight health disparities among blacks and Hispanics in Missouri
African American and Hispanic Missourians trail behind whites when it comes to health indicators. The nonprofit Missouri Foundation for Health published reports Tuesday on the health disparities of the...
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