Disparities in asthma and diabetes care cost $18 billion annually. Through new payment models, CMS is attempting to distribute resources in high-need areas to mitigate unnecessary spending and improve health outcomes.
| Diabetes | Asthma | |
|---|---|---|
| Health disparity | Black adults are 60% more likely than white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes and are two to three times more likely to have complications. | The asthma rate for those living below the federal poverty level (FPL) is 11% compared to about 7% for those living more than two times FPL. |
| Annual cost of disease | $327 billion | $56 billion |
| % of cost associated with disparity | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| Unnecessary spending associated with disparity | $15.6 billion | $2.4 billion |