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1. Introduction
Getting Started
2. Define Key Program Features
Required Information
3. Review/Edit Program Features & Data (Optional)
Population
Participants
Baseline
Program Impact
Program Cost
4. Review Results
Results
5. Resources
User's Guide
Technical Guide
How the Model Works
Default Values

Assumptions

Your (or default) selections are in bold

Insurance: Medicaid

Geographic Location: Nation

Age Group: Adults and Children

Severity: All asthma

Study Design: Randomized controlled studies

Costs Included: Asthma Treatment

Cost Perspective: Program / plan & patient

Types of Savings: Savings and Productivity

Asthma Return-on-Investment Calculator

Participants

On this page, you may review your selections about the age and asthma severity of patients eligible for the program as well as the number of patients likely to participate in the program. You may make changes to the number of asthma patients eligible as well as the percentage of eligible patients who are expected to participate. For a general discussion of this page, visit our User's Guide page.

Number of patients eligible for the
program, by age & gender
Male Female
1-4 380,712 394,598
5-17 601,225 686,519
18-34 186,524 366,364
35-44 117,949 299,343
45-54 131,115 368,792
55-64 94,417 189,335
View asthma prevalence rates

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(Calculated from population, age group, asthma severity/definition, and prevalence rates.)

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