BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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SENATE THIRD READING
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46 (Bates)
As Introduced April 23, 2015
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE: 36-0
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |10-0 |Gordon, Chang, | |
| | |Burke, Campos, | |
| | |Cooley, Dodd, | |
| | |Jones, Mayes, | |
| | |Rodriguez, Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Proclaims the month of May 2015 as Arthritis Awareness
Month. Specifically, this resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1)Arthritis is a chronic health problem that is the nation's
leading cause of physical disability among Americans and is most
common among people with multiple chronic conditions. It
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includes more than 100 rheumatic diseases and conditions that
affect joints, tissues that surround joints, and other
connective tissue.
2)Arthritis affects an estimated 52.5 million American adults
living with some form of doctor-diagnosed arthritis,
representing 22.7% of adults in the United States. An estimated
300,000 children under 18 years of age have a form of arthritis
or rheumatic condition, representing approximately 1 in every
250 children in the United States. By the year 2030, an
estimated 67 million adults 18 years of age and older will have
doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
3)In California, there are more than 5.9 million people living
with arthritis, including 38,000 children. Among working age
adults with arthritis in California, 43% have some work
limitations due to their arthritis.
4)Arthritis costs the United States economy more than $128 billion
each year - $81 billion in direct medical care costs and $47
billion in indirect costs.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN:
0000512
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