Asthma Program Evaluator

The Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation present a briefing to discuss the basics of Medicaid and its role in the health care system. Speakers address questions on how the program is administered, how much it costs and how it is financed, as well as how the Affordable Care Act affects the program and what states are doing to transform Medicaid to meet current and future needs of its beneficiaries.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands Medicaid significantly beginning in 2014 and the expanded program is to serve as the foundation of the broader framework created by the ACA to cover millions of previously uninsured low-income adults and children. This primer, from Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, examines how the Medicaid program is structured, who it covers, what services it provides, how it is financed and how much it costs. It also provides an overview of how Medicaid will change under the health reform law.

Wondering what air cleaners are all about – and if one will help your family breathe easier at home?
Healthcare professionals often recommend them; manu- facturers cite scientific data that proves their systems
remove pollutants from the air; but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cautions there’s no proof they actually improve users’ health.
At the same time, some AANMA members suggest any- thing that gives them even the slightest help in reducing asthma episodes is worth having. You decide. Air cleaners should play just one part of an overall strategy to reduce allergens and irritants in your home....More in the attached PDF.