Cure8 research brief
Young people with IBD often struggle with health insurance knowledge during transition to adult care. Improving insurance literacy can help them access care and manage coverage decisions. This study suggests a brief, portal-delivered intervention can increase knowledge for those who engage.
Adolescents and young adults with IBD (AYA‑IBD), parents and caregivers involved in transition planning, pediatric IBD clinicians and transition coordinators, and clinic administrators considering patient-education interventions.
EHR-delivered, brief educational materials sent through the patient portal were associated with improved health insurance knowledge for young people with IBD who engaged with the content. Engagement varied—only about one-third opened the message—so reach matters when implementing portal-based education.
This approach is scalable and could be incorporated into transition-focused care to help AYA understand coverage differences (government vs private) and navigate insurance during transition to adult services. The abstract notes subgroup differences by age, ethnicity, and insurance type but does not provide full details in the extracted text.
If you or a family member are involved in transition planning, ask your clinical team whether similar portal-based resources or targeted education are available at your center.
Structured content depth is abstract: the supplied text is an abstract-level report. The extracted text does not include full methods or detailed outcome data. Engagement was limited (35% viewed the message), and subgroup differences are reported without full breakdowns. This is not evidence of clinical outcomes—only improved knowledge scores on reassessment.
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