Childhood Asthma Research and News, June 18

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Research

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Lintzenich Andrews, Annie, et al. A Longitudinal Examination of the Asthma Medication Ratio in Children. American Journal of Managed Care. June 2018; 24(6): 294-300.

Chorniy, A., Currie, J., and L. Sonchak. Exploding asthma and ADHD caseloads: The role of Medicaid managed care. Journal of Health Economics. July 2018; 60: 1-15. [e-pub ahead of print]

Lê-Scherban, Félice, et al. Intergenerational Associations of Parent Adverse Childhood Experiences and Child Health Outcomes. Pediatrics. June 2018; 141(6).

Huo, N. and J. Quian. Associations of Herbs and Nonvitamin Dietary Supplements Use with Clinical Outcomes Among Adult and Pediatric Patients with Asthma in the United States. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. May-June 2018; 6(3): 936-943.

Gray, W N., et al. Medication adherence in pediatric asthma: A systematic review of the literature. Pediatric Pulmonology. May 2018; 53(5): 668-684.

Hales, C.M., et al. Trends in prescription medication use among children and adolescents-United States, 1999-2014. JAMA. May 2018; 319(19): 2009-2020.

Rice, J L., et al. Allergen-specific immunotherapy in the treatment of pediatric asthma: A systematic review. Pediatrics. May 2018; 141(5).

Carillo, G., et al. Asthma prevalence and school-related hazardous air pollutants in the US-México border area. Environmental Research. April 2018; 162: 41-48.

News

Preidt, Robert. Walkable Neighborhoods May Lower Kids' Asthma Risk. WebMD

Marusic, Kristina. Breathless: Pittsburgh's asthma epidemic and the fight to stop it. Environmental Health News [series]

Abate, Carolyn. Why Removing Your Child's Tonsils May Do More Harm Than Good. Healthline

Senate Health Bill Threatens Kids with Asthma

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 23, 2017
Contact: Ari Goldberg (arig@firstfocus.org; 240.678.9102)


WASHINGTON—The Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act would jeopardize the sustainability of Medicaid coverage for our nation’s children, including the 6.3 million kids with asthma.

Asthma is the leading chronic disease in children and the top reason for missed school days. It is the third-leading cause of hospital stays for kids.

Lisa Shapiro, VP for health policy and convener of the Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition said in a statement: 

“It is deeply disappointing that this bill would move us backwards at a time when there has been so much progress keeping children with asthma healthy and out of the hospital.

Nearly 38 million children depend on Medicaid, which this legislation is seeking to slash by more than $800 billion. For kids with asthma, Medicaid is a vital program to ensure they are able to manage their condition and avoid needless and expensive hospital visits.”

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