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Asthma Patients per 1000 <br />Approximately 20 million Americans have asthma, according to the American Lung Association. <br />Direct health care costs for asthma in the United States total more than $10 billion annually; <br />indirect costs (lost productivity) add another $8 billion for a total of $18 billion. <br />Methodology <br />The claims for this specific disease, identified by ICD9 and/or CPT codes, have been included in <br />this exhibit. <br />Benchmarks <br />• Entire Group <br />Entire Group <br />45 <br />40 ' <br />35 ' <br />30 ' <br />25 ' <br />20 , <br />15 <br />10 <br />5 <br />0 .' <br />,� , <br />_ ' $ <br />���, <br />�=�' <br />- %` �". `x.� <br />� <br />� <br />,t�*`�.�;i�ar��-��r�#'s�; '�;, <br />Entire Group <br />1 1 1 Entire Group 02/O1/06 - O1/31/07 29.85 37.99 -21.43% <br />1•. Entire Group 02/O1/07 - O1/31/08 22.36 40.57 -44.87% <br />For More Information <br />Review the trends in prevalence of asthma in your population in this exhibit. For more information <br />and resources, r.ontact the American Lung Association (www.lunqusa.orq), and the Asthma and <br />Aliergy Foundation of America (www.aafa.ora) <br />Copyright O 2004, 2005 Thomson Medstat. Ail rights reserved. <br />• • Copyright �O Z008 Zywave, Inc. • <br />� <br />[20] <br />