Asthma Costs $106 Billion in Annual Health Care Costs

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                            

** Reposting graphics from My Life as An Asthma Mom Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages **

 

      Wowza!

Asthma costs Americans $106 billion a year????

 

Our family of 5 (4 with asthma) have spent money on:

 

 

Primary care doctors (if it takes too long to get into the specialist)

Asthma specialist

Asthma inhalers

Vials of albuterol for the compressor (some call it a nebulizer)

Nebulizer kits

Spacers (for controller inhaler and reliever inhaler)

Asthma biologic

Allergy medicine (controlling our allergies helps control our asthma)

Allergy nose spray

Allergy serum

Administration fee for allergy shots

Oximeter (to check oxygen levels)

Urgent Care visits

ER visits (not common)

Hospitalizations (did you know you can make payments on your medical bill?)

 

Some years are worse than others. I'm looking at you COVID! 

 

The last time I had COVID, I needed supplemental oxygen for 6 months. 

 

Yes, SIX MONTHS!

 

Have you spent a lot of money on asthma? 

 

What did you spend it on?