Can Access to a Medical-Legal Partnership Benefit Patients with Asthma Who Live in an Urban Community?

Journal Article
Written By NCMLP

Description

Low-income children are more likely to suffer worse asthma outcomes because of their socioeconomic status and environmental exposures. During a seven-year study period, a medical-legal partnership at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta addressed legal problems of asthma patients and their families. As a result of these services, families experienced reduced stress and received a total of $501,209 in financial benefits. Findings were published in the Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved.

 

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Authors

  • Robert Pettignano

  • Lisa Bliss

  • Sylvia Caley

  • Susan McLaren

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