Health Plan

The Health Council of South Florida is producing a snapshot on asthma in Miami-Dade County for use in policy, planning and program development.

Centene Corporation provides expansive programs and services to more than 1.2 million members receiving Medicaid benefits; through its asthma disease management program, NURTUR, Centene provides optimal health management for all asthma patients throughout the continuum of care.

The Monroe Plan Improving Asthma Care for Children program targets high-risk children enrolled in Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs under managed care to improve the health and quality of life for children with asthma, develop and sustain partnerships with key community stakeholders, and institutionalize innovative clinical models in asthma care.

WellCare Health Plans, Inc provides exclusively for government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on Medicaid and Medicare Plans, including health plans for families and children, to enhance members; health and quality of life.

The BREATHE Asthma Education and Research Program aims to develop a successful way to deliver health education to rural and reservation areas and then share that method with other areas to improve health care services.

The Community Liaison Department of South Carolina partners with community organizations to bring information to the population that will aid in the elimination of health disparities.

Healthy Hoops is an innovative health education and management program from AmeriHealth Mercy that uses basketball as a platform to teach members how to manage their asthma.

The primary goal of the Asthma & Pulmonary Education at New Hanover Health Network (NHHN) is to provide comprehensive care for patients with asthma and pulmonary-related disorders, including diagnostic evaluation, self-management planning and education, and monitoring.

The overall goal of the HNE Asthma Management Program is to support the physician’s plan of care to assist members to achieve and maintain control of asthma by improving self-management skills.

Pedipress Asthma Publications offers comprehensive asthma management materials and programs developed by Dr. Plaut.