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It relates to a variety of challenges that exist in the health care system and solutions that are ever evolving.<\/p>\n<p>Since Health Literacy Missouri opened for business in December 2009, we\u2019ve continually refined how we talk about \u201chealth literacy\u201d and how to relate it to our various audiences.<\/p>\n<p>As we celebrate Health Literacy Month, we want to share some of the main points we\u2019ve come up with as we\u2019ve developed our trainings over the course of two years. Our hope is that it inspires your own \u201celevator speech\u201d about health literacy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Health literacy is the bridge between the patient and the health care system. It is about giving patients the ability to make good health decisions in their everyday lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Approximately 90 million American adults have basic or below basic literacy levels. This is roughly the combined populations of Belgium, France and the Netherlands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Low health literacy costs the United States economy between $106 billion and $238 billion a year. This would be enough money to insure 47 million people \u2013 the entire populations of California and Missouri combined.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We know it\u2019s impossible to address all of the barriers that exist within the health care system, but awareness of the issue and what factors impact a patient\u2019s ability to succeed in the health care system is a first step. 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