Asthma involves an inflammation of the air passages that results in periodic, temporary narrowing of the airways that make it difficult to breath. Asthma is one of the most common chronic illnesses in the US affecting approximately 14.6 million adults and 4.4 million children. Every day in the United States, 40,000 miss school or work due to asthma, 30,000 people have an asthma attack, 5,000 visit the emergency room, 1,000 are admitted to the hospital, and 14 die from asthma. The annual cost of asthma is the US is estimated to be nearly $18 Billion, including $10 Billion in direct medical costs and $8 Billion in lost earnings due to illness and death.

ForeSee Health’s Asthma program is designed to improve the health and quality of life for persons with Asthma and reduce healthcare costs by preventing unnecessary emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Though there is no cure, asthma can be managed with proper preventative measures and medication. The aim of ForeSee Health’s Asthma program is to ensure that participants understand the factors that cause asthma attacks and what they need to do every day to keep their asthma under control.