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Hidden costs for the "hidden poor"
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Hidden costs for the "hidden poor"
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Low-income seniors report worse health, more depression and less access to care than their wealthier peers, UCLA fact sheet shows Single or partnered elderly Californians whose income is above the official poverty level but below what is required to maintain a basic quality of life are almost twice as likely to say they are in poor or fair health; feel depressed; and cannot get timely health care as their wealthier counterparts, according to a new fact sheet by the UCLA Center for Health Policy
February 29, 2016
Hidden costs for the "hidden poor"
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Hidden costs for the "hidden poor"
Communications Team
Low-income seniors report worse health, more depression and less access to care than their wealthier peers, UCLA fact sheet shows Single or partnered elderly Californians whose income is above the official poverty level but below what is required to maintain a basic quality of life are almost twice as likely to say they are in poor or fair health; feel depressed; and cannot get timely health care as their wealthier counterparts, according to a new fact sheet by the UCLA Center for Health Policy
February 29, 2016
Diabetes linked to one-third of all California hospitalizations, driving increased health care costs
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Diabetes linked to one-third of all California hospitalizations, driving increased health care costs
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Patients with diabetes account for one in three hospitalizations in California, according to a comprehensive new study on the prevalence of diabetes in hospitals and its impact on providers and spiraling health care costs.   The study of hospital discharge records, conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research with support from the
May 15, 2014
Diabetes linked to one-third of all California hospitalizations, driving increased health care costs
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Diabetes linked to one-third of all California hospitalizations, driving increased health care costs
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Patients with diabetes account for one in three hospitalizations in California, according to a comprehensive new study on the prevalence of diabetes in hospitals and its impact on providers and spiraling health care costs.   The study of hospital discharge records, conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research with support from the
May 15, 2014
High costs of raising a child challenges state's most vulnerable caregivers: grandparents
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High costs of raising a child challenges state's most vulnerable caregivers: grandparents
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Raising a child is not cheap. Now try raising one on a fixed income and long past the age one associates with parenthood: 65 years and older. More than 300,000 grandparents in California have primary responsibility for their grandchildren, and of this group, almost 65,000 are over the age of 65. More than 20,000 care for their grandkids without any extended family assistance at home.
June 20, 2013
High costs of raising a child challenges state's most vulnerable caregivers: grandparents
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High costs of raising a child challenges state's most vulnerable caregivers: grandparents
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Raising a child is not cheap. Now try raising one on a fixed income and long past the age one associates with parenthood: 65 years and older. More than 300,000 grandparents in California have primary responsibility for their grandchildren, and of this group, almost 65,000 are over the age of 65. More than 20,000 care for their grandkids without any extended family assistance at home.
June 20, 2013
Researchers find minimal state costs from Medicaid expansion
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Researchers find minimal state costs from Medicaid expansion
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​As the California Legislature prepares to consider bills relating to implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expanding Medicaid, the state has the opportunity to significantly increase health insurance coverage at minimal cost to the state budget, according to a joint study by the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

January 08, 2013
Researchers find minimal state costs from Medicaid expansion
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Researchers find minimal state costs from Medicaid expansion
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​As the California Legislature prepares to consider bills relating to implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expanding Medicaid, the state has the opportunity to significantly increase health insurance coverage at minimal cost to the state budget, according to a joint study by the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

January 08, 2013
Poll finds two-thirds of California voters unprepared for costs of growing older
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Poll finds two-thirds of California voters unprepared for costs of growing older
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California's weak economy has voters cutting back on current expenses and largely unable to meet essential future ones, such as the cost of long-term care, according to a new poll from The SCAN Foundation and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
August 16, 2011
Poll finds two-thirds of California voters unprepared for costs of growing older
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Poll finds two-thirds of California voters unprepared for costs of growing older
Communications Team
California's weak economy has voters cutting back on current expenses and largely unable to meet essential future ones, such as the cost of long-term care, according to a new poll from The SCAN Foundation and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
August 16, 2011
Three million Californians use health plans with high out-of-pocket costs
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Three million Californians use health plans with high out-of-pocket costs
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Three million Californians are enrolled in high-deductible health plans, insurance policies that offer consumers a lower monthly premium in return for higher out-of-pocket spending for health care services, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
October 28, 2010
Three million Californians use health plans with high out-of-pocket costs
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Three million Californians use health plans with high out-of-pocket costs
Communications Team
Three million Californians are enrolled in high-deductible health plans, insurance policies that offer consumers a lower monthly premium in return for higher out-of-pocket spending for health care services, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
October 28, 2010
Smoking costs California’s American Indians nearly $800 million a year in productivity losses and he
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Smoking costs California’s American Indians nearly $800 million a year in productivity losses and he
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Smoking takes a severe economic and health toll on American Indians, yet native communities face unique barriers to kicking the habit according to the authors of a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
October 21, 2010
Smoking costs California’s American Indians nearly $800 million a year in productivity losses and he
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Smoking costs California’s American Indians nearly $800 million a year in productivity losses and he
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Smoking takes a severe economic and health toll on American Indians, yet native communities face unique barriers to kicking the habit according to the authors of a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
October 21, 2010
Poll: Most Californians unprepared for costs of long-term care
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Poll: Most Californians unprepared for costs of long-term care
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California voters, regardless of their political party affiliation or income level, are worried about and feel unprepared for the costs of long-term care, according to a new poll from The SCAN Foundation and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
April 21, 2010
Poll: Most Californians unprepared for costs of long-term care
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Poll: Most Californians unprepared for costs of long-term care
Communications Team
California voters, regardless of their political party affiliation or income level, are worried about and feel unprepared for the costs of long-term care, according to a new poll from The SCAN Foundation and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
April 21, 2010
Long-term care costs exceed yearly income for many Calif. seniors living alone
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Long-term care costs exceed yearly income for many Calif. seniors living alone
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In Los Angeles County, being disabled can cost a year's income. That's because the annual cost of in-home care services for seniors living alone is now $319 more than this group's median income of $17,029.
June 18, 2009
Long-term care costs exceed yearly income for many Calif. seniors living alone
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Long-term care costs exceed yearly income for many Calif. seniors living alone
Communications Team
In Los Angeles County, being disabled can cost a year's income. That's because the annual cost of in-home care services for seniors living alone is now $319 more than this group's median income of $17,029.
June 18, 2009