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Alternative Title:
Prev Chronic Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.180116
Personal Author:
Pruitt, Katherine ; Yu, Annie ; Kaplan, Barbara M. ; Hsu, Joy ; Collins, Pamela
Pruitt, Katherine ; Yu, Annie ; Kaplan, Barbara M. ; Hsu, Joy ; Collins, Pamela Less -
Description:
Asthma affects more than 24 million Americans, including 6.2 million children. Although asthma cannot be cured, it can be effectively managed with care based on nationally recognized guidelines. Ensuring the availability and accessibility of guidelines-recommended treatments and services can help patients receive the most appropriate care. In this article, we describe the American Lung Association's Asthma Guidelines-Based Care Coverage Project (the Project) to determine the extent of asthma care coverage and associated barriers in state Medicaid programs - information that has been previously unavailable. The Project tracked coverage for 7 areas of guidelines-based asthma care and 9 barriers related to accessing care in Medicaid programs for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Results from the Project show a lack of consistent and comprehensive coverage across states, as well as coverage-related challenges to accessing asthma care within states.
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Prev Chronic Dis. 15.
Pubmed ID:
30191809
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6130282
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
U38 OT000224/OT/OSTLTS CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:
District of Columbia ; Puerto Rico ; United States
District of Columbia ; Puerto Rico ; United States Less -
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
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