Health Literacy Missouri

Your summary of benefits now in plain language

October 17, 2012

As of September 23, 2012 or soon after, health insurance issuers and group health plans are required to provide you with an easy-to-understand summary about a health plan’s benefits and coverage.

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New standards for pharmacy labels

October 17, 2012

Label standards offers specific direction to label manufacturers, pharmacies and prescribers on how prescription labels should be organized in a “patient-centered” manner that reflects how most patients seek out and understand medication instructions.

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Doctors as teachers

October 17, 2012

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Conferences focus on health literacy

September 27, 2012

The Columbia Daily Tribune covers our 3rd Annual Health Literacy Summit

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US appeals court strikes down graphic warnings on cigarettes

August 27, 2012

A U.S. appeals court struck down a law that requires tobacco companies to use graphic health warnings, such as of a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat.

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Your summary of benefits now in plain language

New standards for pharmacy labels

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