Insurance IQ: Demystifying health insurance for young people with inflammatory bowel disease

ABSTRACT Many adolescents and young adults with inflammatory bowel disease (AYA‐IBD) lack essential health insurance knowledge. We evaluated an electronic health record (EHR)–based educational intervention to improve insurance literacy. From January to August 2025, AYA‐IBD who had completed a health insurance knowledge assessment and had an upcoming clinic visit received a patient portal message containing a brief educational video and infographic. Health insurance knowledge was reassessed at the subsequent visit. Among 140 participants, 49 (35%) viewed the message. Education intervention engagement was associated with significantly greater improvement in health insurance knowledge scores ( p = 0.03), with between‐group differences in scores evident by age ( p = 0.04), ethnicity ( p = 0.01), and insurance coverage ( p < 0.01, government vs. private). EHR‐delivered health insurance education improved health insurance knowledge in AYA‐IBD and represents a scalable approach to support health literacy and engagement during transition‐focused care.