Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Return to Search

Toolkit Part 1: About this Toolkit

Guidance for links to the download for Toolkit Part 1

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: February 11, 2020

This page links to the download for Toolkit Part 1, About this Toolkit and how it can help you.  This part covers the following topics:

  • What is the Toolkit?
  • The Toolkit focuses on written material for CMS audiences.
    • What are "CMS audiences"?
    • What do we mean by "written material"?
  • What are "low literacy skills"?
    • How are literacy skills measured?
    • This Toolkit is oriented toward the needs of readers with only Basic level literacy skills.
    • If material works well for people with Basic level literacy skills, is it also suitable for those with skills above the Basic level?
  • The Toolkit is a health literacy resource.
    • What is health literacy and why is it a concern?
    • What can be done to improve health literacy?
    • What about written material and health literacy?
    • The Toolkit is a health literacy resource for improving written material.
    • We take a reader-centered approach to developing and testing written material.
  • How can the Toolkit help you?
    • What tools does it offer?
    • How can you use the Toolkit?

To view Toolkit Part 1, click the download listed below.  You are also allowed to save or print a copy of this download from your personal computer.

 

HHS is committed to making its websites and documents accessible to the widest possible audience, including individuals with disabilities. We are in the process of retroactively making some documents accessible. If you need assistance accessing an accessible version of this document, please reach out to the guidance@hhs.gov.

DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract. The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.