The impact of health and health insurance literacy on access to care for Hispanic/Latino communities

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the impact of health literacy (HL) and health insurance literacy (HIL) on health insurance status and access to health care services for Spanish‐speaking communities living in Massachusetts. Methods A total of 139 surveys (descriptive, knowledge‐based HIL questions, and Short Assessment of Health Literacy in Spanish) and 30 semi‐structured interviews were collected and analyzed using chi‐square, Mann‐Whitney U test, and logistic regression analysis. Results The majority of participants had inadequate HL (56%) and HIL (93%). There were differences in HL scores (t = 4.1; p