A study created by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that asthma is costing the US economy $81.9 billion each year.
The findings were an extrapolation from close to 214,000 respondents over a six-year period, within with which 10,237 individuals were identified as being treated for asthma.
Asthma sufferers were identified by having at least one medical encounter for asthma or filling in a prescription for asthma medicine once a year.
