Prescription Cost-Sharing and Child Asthma

Medication Use in Australian Children with Asthma: User’s Perspective

“…Younger children tend to resist receiving their medications, especially when they feel well; this potential for under-medication in early childhood is still a matter of concern (40-42). Our data reveal children with asthma often have limited involvement in consultations with general practitioners despite their significant role in medication-related activities at home (43,44). The child's initial embarrassment over the use of inhalers in public was also voiced in some of the interviews, which is consistent with previous research (41,42).…”

Relationship of asthma management, socioeconomic status, and medication insurance characteristics to exacerbation frequency in children with asthma

“…This study further revealed that it is not simply income level but how much of the household income is consumed by out-of-pocket spending on prescription asthma medications that contributes to deleterious health outcomes. Given the movement toward increased cost-sharing in drug plans, 43 research is needed to evaluate the separate effects of diverse cost-sharing mechanisms. Significant Determinants of Urgent Care in the Drug Plan Subgroup Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; ED, emergency department; NA, not applicable; Pr > ChiSq, probability that the regression coefficient is statistically significant in the full final statistical Poisson regression model.…”