Medicaid Coverage of Guidelines-Based Asthma Care Across 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2016-2017
SPECIAL TOPIC — Volume 15 — September 6, 2018
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Figure 1.
State Medicaid Coverage for Controller Medications, American Lung Association’s Asthma Guidelines-Based Care Coverage Project, 50 US States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Data collected as of June 30, 2017. All states were either covered or had some coverage; no states were covered without barriers or had no coverage.
| State | Controller Medications Coverage |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Covered |
| Alaska | Some coverage |
| Arizona | Some coverage |
| Arkansas | Some coverage |
| California | Some coverage |
| Colorado | Some coverage |
| Connecticut | Covered |
| Delaware | Some coverage |
| Florida | Some coverage |
| Georgia | Some coverage |
| Hawaii | Some coverage |
| Idaho | Covered |
| Illinois | Some coverage |
| Indiana | Some coverage |
| Iowa | Some coverage |
| Kansas | Covered |
| Kentucky | Some coverage |
| Louisiana | Some coverage |
| Maine | Covered |
| Maryland | Some coverage |
| Massachusetts | Some coverage |
| Michigan | Some coverage |
| Minnesota | Some coverage |
| Mississippi | Some coverage |
| Missouri | Some coverage |
| Montana | Some coverage |
| Nebraska | Some coverage |
| Nevada | Some coverage |
| New Hampshire | Some coverage |
| New Jersey | Some coverage |
| New Mexico | Some coverage |
| New York | Some coverage |
| North Carolina | Covered |
| North Dakota | Covered |
| Ohio | Some coverage |
| Oklahoma | Covered |
| Oregon | Some coverage |
| Pennsylvania | Some coverage |
| Rhode Island | Some coverage |
| South Carolina | Some coverage |
| South Dakota | Some coverage |
| Tennessee | Some coverage |
| Texas | Some coverage |
| Utah | Some coverage |
| Vermont | Some coverage |
| Virginia | Some coverage |
| Washington | Some coverage |
| West Virginia | Some coverage |
| Wisconsin | Some coverage |
| Wyoming | Covered |
| District of Columbia | Some coverage |
| Puerto Rico | Some coverage |
Figure 2.
State Medicaid Coverage for Quick Relief Medications, American Lung Association’s Asthma Guidelines-Based Care Coverage Project, 50 US States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Data collected as of June 30, 2017. All states were covered, had some coverage, or were not covered; no states were covered without barriers.
| State | Quick Relief Medications Coverage |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Covered |
| Alaska | Covered |
| Arizona | Some coverage |
| Arkansas | Covered |
| California | Some coverage |
| Colorado | Some coverage |
| Connecticut | Covered |
| Delaware | Covered |
| Florida | Some coverage |
| Georgia | Some coverage |
| Hawaii | Some coverage |
| Idaho | Covered |
| Illinois | Some coverage |
| Indiana | Covered |
| Iowa | Covered |
| Kansas | Covered |
| Kentucky | Covered |
| Louisiana | Some coverage |
| Maine | Covered |
| Maryland | Some coverage |
| Massachusetts | Some coverage |
| Michigan | Some coverage |
| Minnesota | Some coverage |
| Mississippi | Covered |
| Missouri | Covered |
| Montana | Covered |
| Nebraska | Covered |
| Nevada | Some coverage |
| New Hampshire | Some coverage |
| New Jersey | Some coverage |
| New Mexico | Some coverage |
| New York | Some coverage |
| North Carolina | Covered |
| North Dakota | Covered |
| Ohio | Some coverage |
| Oklahoma | Covered |
| Oregon | Some coverage |
| Pennsylvania | Some coverage |
| Rhode Island | Some coverage |
| South Carolina | Some coverage |
| South Dakota | No coverage |
| Tennessee | Covered |
| Texas | Covered |
| Utah | Some coverage |
| Vermont | Covered |
| Virginia | Some coverage |
| Washington | Some coverage |
| West Virginia | Covered |
| Wisconsin | Some coverage |
| Wyoming | Covered |
| District of Columbia | Some coverage |
| Puerto Rico | Some coverage |
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