Child Food Allergies in Low-Income Households

Why having a food allergy costs more for the poorest kids, By Deborah Netburn, April 27, 2016, Los Angeles Times: “What is the financial toll of having a kid with a food allergy? The answer may depend on how much money you have. A new study published this week in Pediatrics found that food-allergic children from households that earn less than $50,000 a year incur 2.5 times the cost of emergency room visits and hospital stays compared with their peers from families that are in a higher-income bracket.  At the same time, families that make more than $100,000 a year report spending more of their own money on visits to allergy specialists for their kids, as well as medicines paid for out of pocket, compared with families from lower-income groups…”