The Costs of Asthma
Thomas DiNapoli, the New York State Comptroller issued a startling report on April 4th that detailed the growth in health costs that the taxpayers bear to treat this widespread and sometimes deadly disease. The Medicaid program costs to treat asthma have jumped 26 percent in the past five years. and the overall annual “asthma bill” is now $1.3 billion.
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