Effective Communication to Improve Decision Making About Health Care Plans

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Conditions studied: Health Literacy, Health Insurance, Health Services Accessibility

In brief

The overall goal of the study is to better understand how communication strategies can help people make decisions about health insurance plans. This study aims to: * (Aim 1) Examine currently uninsured individuals' understanding of terminology and details of health insurance plans; * (Aim 2) Apply three recommended strategies for communicating information about health insurance plans; * (Aim 3) Test the effects of these strategies in a randomized experiment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01986790

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

343

Starts

2012-04-01

Expected to finish

2014-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-06-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must be without health insurance currently
• Must have been without health insurance at some point in the past 12 months
• Must speak English

You may not qualify if…

• Currently has health insurance and has not had any lapses in coverage in the past 12 months
• Does not speak English

Where it is running

• The Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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