Asthma Friendly Policies

Sponsoring Programs:

Healthy Homes, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

This document provides codes used to bill Medicaid within states for asthma care services, including descriptions of services covered. The information can be used to advocate for expanded Medicaid and private payer reimbursement in your state.

With more states exploring reimbursement for asthma interventions – for home-based asthma education, home assessments, and/or products that support environmental management of asthma triggers – this document will be updated frequently to reflect new policy changes.

Effective January 1, 2014, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services is changing Medicaid regulations regarding which types of providers can be reimbursed for providing preventative services to Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. This Question & Answer document explains how this important Medicaid change will impact coverage of the community-based interventions for low-income children with asthma.

The Boston Asthma Home Visit Collaborative provides free home visits to help families with asthma. During these home visits, they help families improve their living situations and the entire family's understanding of asthma.

For more information visit www.bphc.org/BAHVC