Association of an Asthma Improvement Collaborative With Health Care Utilization in Medicaid-Insured Pediatric Patients in an Urban Community

CM Kercsmar, AF Beck, H Sauers-Ford JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171(11):1072–1080 To reduce asthma health care use for Medicaid pediatric patients residing in the county surrounding Cincinnati, Ohio. An estimated 36 000 children ages 2 to 17 years who resided in Hamilton County, had a diagnosis of asthma, and were Medicaid insured were studied over a 6-year period. Approximately 13 000 were Medicaid insured. From January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2015, a multidisciplinary team used an integrated, multilevel approach focused on enhancing availability and accessibility of treatments, removing barriers to adherence, mitigating risks related to adverse exposures, and augmenting self-management and collaborative relationships between the family and …