Pediatric Asthma in a Universally Insured Military Population
This cross-sectional study of asthma prevalence and outcomes found decreases in asthma diagnoses, asthma-related ED visits, and PAHs but increases in asthma treatment and inhaled corticosteroid prescriptions. The data highlighted how low-cost to no-cost health care may have led to better asthma outcomes among the MHS pediatric population.
Authors
- K. S. Joseph
- H C Wu
- Amanda Banaag
- Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos
- Wendy Vaughan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1841-5247)
- Felicia Yeboah Denteh
Institutions
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation (US)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.56740
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation
- Defense Health Agency