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Scheme cuts ED visits by half

Case Management Weekly, November 20, 2007

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A health literacy program claims to have cut ED visits by 58%. The study, conducted by the UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Health Care Institute for Head Start, educated Head Start parents on the health needs of their children.

The Head Start program supports economically disadvantaged children and families.

Researchers say that annual savings to Medicaid from the health literacy scheme, which included 9,240 families, were more than $550 per family. They add that the literacy scheme affected nearly 20,000 children in 35 states.

"Head Start parents want to be the first line of defense in their children's healthcare, and our research leaves no doubt that they can be, once they have the tools to make the best choices," said Ariella Herman, PhD, research director of the Health Care Institute at UCLA Anderson School of Management and author of the study.

Source: UCLA Anderson School of Management

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