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          Date of Hearing:   August 14, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                 SCR 75 (Galgiani) - As Introduced:  January 6, 2014

           SENATE VOTE  :   36-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease awareness.

           SUMMARY  :   Encourages the State Department of Health Care  
          Services, the State Department of Public Health, and other state  
          entities to partner with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
          (COPD) stakeholders to improve education regarding COPD in the  
          course of implementing a statewide strategic plan.   
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1.COPD, also known as chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is the  
            third leading cause of death in the United States, claiming  
            the lives of over 138,000 Americans in 2010. 

          2.American women are about twice as likely to be diagnosed with  
            chronic bronchitis as men. In 2011, 3.3 million men (29.6 per  
            1,000 population) had a diagnosis of chronic bronchitis  
            compared to 6.8 million women (56.7 per 1,000 population). 

          3.COPD is a chronic and progressive disease that impacts an  
            estimated 24 million Americans each year, including an  
            estimated 1.6 million residents of California who suffer  
            directly from the disease. 

          4.In 2010, the national annual cost for COPD was estimated to be  
            $49.9 billion, including $29.5 billion in direct health care  
            expenditures.

          5.A diagnostic test for COPD, known as spirometry, is available  
            for office use, allowing early diagnosis of COPD. Early  
            diagnosis and management of COPD can effectively reduce the  
            overall financial burden of this illness on publicly funded  
            health care programs, including Medi-Cal.

          6.Achieving early diagnosis and proper management of COPD among  
            California's diverse populations, within the Medi-Cal program  
            as well as other publicly funded health care programs,  








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            requires overcoming cultural, language, and literacy  
            challenges.

          7.The California COPD Coalition has developed a comprehensive  
            plan to address COPD in the state, entitled the "Strategic  
            Plan to Address COPD in California," which outlines six goal  
            areas, including all of the following: prevention, quality of  
            care, public health infrastructure and advocacy, surveillance,  
            research, and public education awareness.


           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          GlaxoSmithKline
          San Joaquin County Asthma & COPD Coalition
           
           Opposition 
           
          None on file

           Analysis Prepared by :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800