In May 2025, RAMP and the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) released a new resource, Sustainable Financing for Home-Based Asthma Services: Snapshots of Innovation and Progress Across the Country.
Despite robust evidence about the impact of home-based asthma services, programs historically have had to rely on unstable grant funding to provide services. But in recent years, that pattern has begun to shift, and we have seen progress in communities and states across the country in building systems for sustainable asthma home visiting services.
Snapshots provides an overview of what progress and pathways for building systems to expand and sustain access to home-based asthma services might look like. Progress can take a long time, and there are many pathways for achieving similar outcomes. As such, progress can look different from one place to the next. The tool features success stories from across the country, highlighting both state Medicaid policy advances, and stories about local partnerships, pilot programs, and other innovations that create a groundswell for statewide change; all serving as models for new community action.
Of course, one resource can’t capture the range of successes happening across the country. That’s why – every Tuesday in October in recognition of National Indoor Air Quality Awareness Month – we’ll share a snapshot to highlight progress, whether that’s advancing a state Medicaid policy, a story about local partnerships, or other innovations that create a groundswell for statewide change.
- October 7th: This snapshot highlights Missouri’s groundbreaking work to build and sustain asthma home visiting services. In 2016, the state became the first in the nation to provide Medicaid coverage for home-based asthma self-management education and home environmental assessments through a State Plan Amendment (SPA) using the Preventive Services Rule. Learn more here.
- October 14th: The latest snapshot features New Hampshire’s experience with Mobile Integrated Healthcare, where Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals partner with healthcare providers and community organizations to deliver non-emergency care – in this case, asthma home visiting services – outside of traditional emergency responses. This model is a creative approach that leverages available resources and new partnerships.
- October 21st: Coming soon!
- October 28th: Coming soon!
We hope these snapshots will inspire work in your own community, and as always, RAMP and our partners at NCHH are here to provide no-cost technical assistance to you and your partners. Please reach out to us!