Brown Signs Budget Including $20M In One-Time Emergency Grants For Community Clinics
The budget also allocates $5 million toward fighting diabetes in the state.
Sacramento Bee:
CA Community Clinics Could Get $20 Million To Stay Open
[T]he midtown Sacramento clinic and more than 1,200 other health centers across California, many in isolated, rural communities, are at risk of closing or undergoing drastic changes if Congress enacts pending legislation to replace Obamacare, advocates say. ... On Monday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the budget-related bill that included $20 million for 80 one-time emergency grants to help the clinics get by while they find long-term funding solutions so the more than 4 million Medi-Cal beneficiaries who get their care from community clinics still receive services. (Svirnovskiy, 7/12)
Los Angeles Times:
With Diabetes Rising At Alarming Rate, California Puts Money Behind Prevention Campaign
California officials decided this week to dedicate $5 million to prevent people at high risk for diabetes from getting the disease, hoping to stem the huge numbers of Californians expected to be diagnosed in the coming years. Currently 9% of Californians have diabetes, but a study last year found that 46% of adults in California have prediabetes, a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be considered diabetic. (Karlamangla, 7/11)
In other news from Sacramento —
KPBS:
Group Advocating For Creation Of "Trauma-Informed" Legislation In Sacramento
The California Campaign to Combat Childhood Adversity wants lawmakers to learn about the effects of toxic stress resulting from childhood trauma, which they say can influence everything from health care to the economy. ... The campaign points to research that shows people who are exposed to trauma during childhood have poor health outcomes and shorter life expectancy. (Cavanaugh and Burke, 7/11)