El aumento de casos de asma agobia a Arizona

El asma, una enfermedad crónica pero controlable, afecta a más de 600.000 residentes de Arizona, con aproximadamente 80 muertes cada año, según la Coalición de Asma de Arizona (Arizona Asthma Coalition). Hay aproximadamente 120.000 niños con asma en Arizona y el asma ha causado 3.000 hospitalizaciones cada año, costándoles millones de dólares en gastos médicos…

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Increasing asthma cases a burden on Arizona

More than 600,000 Arizonans are affected by asthma, a controllable chronic disease, with approximately 80 deaths each year, according to the Arizona Asthma Coalition. There are approximately 120,000 Arizonan children with asthma and every year asthma has led to 3,000 hospitalizations, costing Arizonans several millions in direct medical costs, according to the Arizona Health Sciences…

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La población sin seguro disminuye en Arizona

La asistencia médica continúa mejorando para muchos Arizonenses que aprovecharon del seguro ofrecido por la Ley de Protección al Paciente y de Cuidado de Salud Asequible (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act). El porcentaje de las personas sin seguro en Arizona bajó 4 puntos porcentuales, los costos de servicio no compensados de los hospitales estatales…

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Arizona’s uninsured population decreases

Health care continues improving for many Arizonans who took advantage of insurance offered by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The uninsured rates in Arizona dropped by 4 percentage points, state hospitals uncompensated care costs decreased and the state added health care-related jobs. Arizona’s uninsured rates dropped down from 20.14 percent before the act to 16.38…

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