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High Co-Pays May Keep Children from Receiving Asthma Care
KMBZ iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A new study indicates that high co-pays may prevent American children from doctor visits and medication necessary to fight asthma. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association … |
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Higher insurance copays linked to reduced use of asthma medications in children
ModernMedicine Increasing out-of-pocket prescription costs may be responsible for reductions in asthma medication use among children and more frequent asthma-related hospitalizations. To determine how prescription copays for asthma among privately insured families … |
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Asthma Hospitalization Rates in Kids Boosted by High Copays
Medscape March 30, 2012 — Higher copays are linked to a slight decrease in asthma medication use and to a statistically significant increase for hospitalization among older children, according to a study published in the March 28 issue of JAMA. High co-pays linked to increased health risks for kids with asthma Lower copays help ensure medication adherence |
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High co-pays linked to increased health risks for kids with asthma
MinnPost.com By Susan Perry | 10:03 am High co-pays can prevent asthmatic children from getting the treatment they need to control the condition. When parents have high health-insurance co-pays, their school-age children with asthma are less likely to receive … Study: More kids with asthma end up in hospital when meds cost more |
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High Copays Cut Asthma Drug Use in Older Kids
MedPage Today Explain that a retrospective study found increased cost-sharing for asthma prescriptions was associated with decreased use of medication and a higher rate of hospitalization in children over the age of 5 with asthma. Note that emergency department … Asthmatic children get fewer meds when cost hits parents more High Out-of-Pocket Costs for Kids' Asthma Drugs Could Pose Dangers Greater Medication Cost-Sharing Associated With Reduced Use of Asthma … |
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