{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/170f7fea-3078-4315-9c6b-57b666e73855/64c1507bdc471e00111a8cc0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"One Doctor’s Crusade to Improve Health Literacy","description":"<p>Black Americans report higher levels of mistrust in the health care system than white Americans and suffer worse outcomes in everything from maternal mortality to life expectancy. What if improving health literacy and demystifying health information could be the part of the solution?</p><p><br></p><p>This week, one doctor’s crusade to help more people understand their own health care and why insurers are starting to buy in.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p><a href=\"https://grapevinehealth.com/team/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Fitzpatrick</a>, MD, MPH, MPA, Founder and CEO, Grapevine Health</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amerihealthcaritasdc.com/about/staff/index.aspx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Keith Maccannon</a>, Director of Marketing, Outreach and Community Relations, AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia</p><p>Yvonne Smith, Grapevine Client</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amerihealthcaritasdc.com/about/staff/index.aspx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Karen Dale</a>, RN, MSN, Market President, AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/2023/02/02/health-literacy-disparities-lisa-fitzpatrick\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><p><br></p><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">with a gift</a>.</p>","author_name":"Tradeoffs"}