Poor asthma control more likely among publicly insured children, study finds

Publicly insured children were more likely to have issues controlling their asthma than privately insured children, according to data presented at American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
David Sanchez, MD, a fellow in the division of allergy and immunology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, presented results from a multi-institutional study.
According to Sanchez and colleagues, past studies on the same topic were limited by small sample sizes “and may not be reflective of the U.S. population.” Going into their study, which used a larger data set, the

Publicly insured children were more likely to have issues controlling their asthma than privately insured children, according to data presented at American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
David Sanchez, MD, a fellow in the division of allergy and immunology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, presented results from a multi-institutional study.
According to Sanchez and colleagues, past studies on the same topic were limited by small sample sizes “and may not be reflective of the U.S. population.” Going into their study, which used a larger data set, the