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Info Asthma and Lung Disease Care Summary 2018-19 Edition

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Why is it important to get good care for asthma and lung diseases?

Highly rated PPOs make sure that patients with asthma or other lung diseases get the right medications and know when and how to take their medicine. If you have asthma or lung disease, you can experience difficulty breathing. These attacks are frightening and weaken your body’s defenses. Getting the right medications can relieve these attacks and prevent repeat attacks. PPOs and their doctors should make sure you get medicines that work.

What do the stars mean?

The stars tell you how successful each PPO was at helping patients get the care they needed. More stars are better.