Essential health literacy strategy

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Summarize the following passage Patients who use a language other than English often do not get the health information and healthcare that others get. Addressing language differences is an essential health literacy strategy and critical for achieving health equity. It is also required by law. Practices participating in Medicare or Medicaid are required to provide language access for patients who do not speak or understand English very well, as well as the parents and guardians of patients who are under 18 or are incapacitated. The Americans with Disabilities Act, which covers people who are deaf or have hearing loss, has additional requirements. Failing to use acceptable forms of language access services can expose a practice to liability.

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