We now contract with Breathe California to provide our qualified members with an Asthma Program featuring:
1. Asthma preventative services, which are a Medi-Cal benefit and include clinic-based and home-based education for asthma, its triggers and causes, how to prevent attacks, symptom management, and more.
2. An in-home assessment that helps members live more comfortably in their homes by:
- Identifying environmental conditions that can trigger asthma symptoms.
- Making remediations (such as removing mold and increasing ventilation).
- Offering remediating supplies (such as air filters, vacuum cleaners, dehumidifiers, and hypoallergenic mattress and pillow covers).
Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to individuals who meet both of these criteria:
1. Patient has been determined to have poorly controlled asthma by one of the following methods:
- An emergency department (ED) visit
- Hospitalization
- Two sick or urgent care visits in the past 12 months
- A score of 19 or lower on the Asthma Control Test
2. A licensed healthcare provider has documented that the program will likely help the patient avoid asthma-related hospitalizations, ED visits or utilization of other high-cost services.
We provide this program through the CalAIM initiative’s Community Supports (CS) services.