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Nov 15, 2017
1 min

Using analogies to explain premiums to a new health insurance consumer

It’s open enrollment season for the Affordable Care Act, and many people are getting health insurance for the very first time. We’ve...

Mar 23, 2017
2 min

Top-ranking US Coast Guard culinary specialist and master chief to lead cooking workshops

Community members in the small Missouri towns of Salem and Hannibal will have the unique opportunity to attend a cooking workshop hosted...

Jan 17, 2017
1 min

UnitedHealthcare focus groups: Medicaid and health care access in rural Southeast Missouri

Anybody can have trouble understanding healthcare and health insurance. We wanted to better understand the problems people face when they...

Jan 10, 2017
1 min

Clayton and Candra spread the word about health insurance literacy

We think health insurance is great. But we also know it isn’t exactly the most exciting thing in the world. So we set out to make...

Jan 5, 2017
3 min

Explore Transplant (ET) program will merge with HLM

Explore Transplant (ET), the nation’s leading kidney transplant education program, announced this week that it will partner with St....

Nov 8, 2016
1 min

New name, same people: Announcing Health Literacy Media

You may have noticed some changes. But don’t fret. We’re still the same HLM we’ve always been.We still rewrite medical documents to make...

Oct 28, 2016
1 min

Clayton and Candra do Healthcare Hacks!

Watch as Clayton and Candra bring you this year’s Healthcare Hacks. Created to help individuals navigate the healthcare world, offer tips...

Jul 26, 2016
3 min

The prestigious Cecilia and Leonard Doak Health Literacy Champion Award goes to...

Terry C. Davis, PhD, a pioneer in the field of health literacy and a professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Feist-Weiller Cancer...

Jul 15, 2016
2 min

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City awards grant to support our Summit!

Health Literacy Missouri (HLM) received a $12,600 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCFGKC) to support the...

May 10, 2016
2 min

UnitedHealthcare donates $15,000 to Health Literacy Missouri

UnitedHealthcare has donated $15,000 to Health Literacy Missouri (HLM) to support its efforts to promote health literacy for low-income...

Apr 20, 2016
3 min

Intern Stories: My granddad’s end of life decision

End-of-life decisions are hard choices to make, but incredibly necessary, as they affect how a family can come to terms with the death of...

Mar 31, 2016
2 min

Intern Stories: Increasing health insurance literacy, one senior at a time

It’s “Fish-Fry Friday” at the Lincoln County Council on Aging (LCCOA). There is a large group gathered in the cafeteria for a morning...

Feb 23, 2016
2 min

Zika virus: What does it mean for me?

By now, you’ve probably heard a lot of news about the Zika virus – babies being born with a smaller than normal head, El Salvador telling...

Feb 22, 2016
1 min

Health literacy tips for American Heart Month

February celebrates American Heart Month to bring awareness to heart disease. Did you know that there’s a link between health literacy...

Feb 10, 2016
2 min

CDC's infographic about women and alcohol

Did you see the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) announcement last week on alcohol consumption and pregnancy? The...

Jan 26, 2016
2 min

Health insurance and the game of Life

Austin Boyland wanted to teach kids about health care, so what did he do? He made a board game about health insurance. The board game is...

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