Improving Outcomes for People with Asthma: Challenges & A Call to Action

Asthma is a complex, chronic disease that affects nearly 24 million people in the United States (U.S.) today. Despite decades of advances in respiratory care, including evidence-based medications and care delivery models that can help make the condition manageable, there is a critical gap between best practices for asthma care and patients’ reality. This gap widens across racial groups, socioeconomic status and area of residence.  

In 2024, NCQA convened the Asthma Management & Education Roundtable to discuss the realities of asthma care in the U.S. and the policy and clinical interventions that may improve them.  

Key takeaways from the roundtable discussion are presented in the white paper Improving Outcomes for People with Asthma: Challenges & A Call to Action. This paper highlights diverse expert perspectives on barriers and challenges to delivering optimal asthma care, and levers and opportunities that hold potential for improving the care and experience of people with asthma. 

NCQA created the Improving Outcomes for People with Asthma: Challenges & A Call to Action white paper in sponsorship with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP.