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Costs of Diabetes Epidemic High in Los Angeles Homes, Hospitals
With rising diabetes rates in Los Angeles County resulting in increased hospitalization costs and decreased health of residents, health care providers and advocates are focusing on prevention and screening at home and in the community.
No Warning Labels on Sugary Drinks; Assembly Committee Rejects Proposal
One of the high-profile health bills in Sacramento this year — a plan to put health risk warnings on the sides of soda cans and other sweetened drinks sold in California — passed the Senate but failed to get out of committee in the Assembly.
Soda Warning Bill Barely Clears Hurdle
The state Senate’s passage last week of a bill calling for warning labels on sugary drinks is one in a long line of attempts — some successful, some not — to pass legislation to ease the rising rates of obesity and diabetes in California.
Study Could Bolster Soda Warning Bill
High levels of sugar are not the only problem in soda and other sweetened drinks — but also the type of sugar in those drinks, according to a study from University of Southern California researchers.
Senate Approves Soda Warning Bill
Legislation to require a health-risk warning label on soda and other sugary drinks sold in California passed a floor vote yesterday in the state Senate.
Podiatry Gets Vote as Medi-Cal Benefit
The California Assembly yesterday unanimously approved a bill to reinstate podiatric services as a Medi-Cal benefit.
Soda Warning Bill Passes Committee; Plan To Insure Undocumented Does Not
A bill to provide health coverage to the state’s undocumented population stalled in committee last week, but another high-profile health bill seeking warning labels on sweetened beverages advanced.
Almost One-Third of Hospital Patients in California Have Diabetes, Study Says
The dramatic rise in diabetes translates into a $1.6 billion annual hospitalization cost in California, according to a new UCLA study.
Pilot Program at Oakland Hospital Cuts HIV/AIDS Readmissions Almost in Half
The medical home model has shown strong results in Alameda County’s pilot HIV/AIDS program, including a 44% decline in readmissions at Highland Hospital in Oakland.
Advocates Claim Civil Rights Violations of Chronically Ill From Benefit Design
High coinsurance costs in specialty tiers are keeping lifesaving medications out of reach of consumers with some chronic illnesses, according to patient advocacy groups.