90 million Americans are considered to have low health literacy . . . “they’re unable to gather and understand information and apply it to improve their health because the system is complicated,” . . . political polarization of America and the lack of affordability have all contributed to the erosion of trust in the medical profession . . . “If you think about something as simple as a woman getting a mammogram…you’re going to have to partially undress, you’re going to have to trust that the person is an expert when they provide the results, and that at the end of it you’re not going to get a surprise bill that you weren’t expecting,”
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Top CVS medical officer ties shocking lack of 'health literacy' for 90 million Americans to crisis of 'mistrust'
“They’re unable to gather and understand information and apply it to improve their health,” Dr. Michelle Gourdine said at Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference.
