BACKGROUND Asthma is a chronic medical condition exacting a huge public health and economic toll. • Asthma costs the United States more than $56 billion every year. i • Annual per capita employer expenditures are 2.5 times higher for asthmatic employees. ii • Asthma also affects employee productivity by increasing absenteeism, short-term disability, and sub-par performance while at work. iii • In 2008, children missed 14.4 million school d

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