Article: Families of asthma patients experienced less stress, financial benefit from MLP services
Friday, June 7, 2013
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.