Asthma in Michigan

Important Terms Prevalence of Asthma Asthma Control Asthma Management Work-Related Asthma Asthma Emergency Department Visits Asthma Hospitalization

Asthma Death Asthma Burden for Children Covered by Medicaid Cost of Asthma Healthy People 2010 Methods Michigan Fact Sheets and Reports Asthma Statistics by County

Cost of Asthma

• The total cost of asthma in Michigan is over $394,000,000 per year, with indirect costs over $170,000,000 and direct costs over $224,000,000.
  
  
• Estimated costs of asthma hospitalizations in Michigan:
• The average cost of an asthma hospitalization is $11,671.
  
  
• The average cost for females is higher than that for males ($13,042 versus $9,409).
  
  
• The average cost for blacks is higher than that for whites ($11,922 versus $10,549).
  
  
• Generally the average cost goes up with age: $5,879 for children less than 1 year to $15,726 for adults 85 years and older.

1. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America – State Costs at a Glance, 1998.
2. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), 2006