[NIFL-ESL:7469] Re: New from NCLE: Q & A on Health Literacy

From: Anna Silliman (anna@handsonenglish.com)
Date: Thu Mar 21 2002 - 11:55:24 EST


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Wow. Excellent post! Those resources sound invaluable.

By the way, Miriam, you forgot:
#13. Dispute with your
insurance company when they say something isn't covered
when it actually is according to the contract.

Perhaps you haven't reached that stage yet. 
Good luck with your recovery, get well soon! 

--Anna

Hello, Miriam Burt! On 3/21/02 10:14 AM you wrote:

>So what's the point of the above list? The difficulties I have experienced 
>navigating the health care system have required using problem solving, 
>language, and literacy skills. As hard as this has been for me, it would 
>have been so much harder if I couldn't read or write with ease.



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