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Sonoma County and Health Care: Demographic and Economic Change Kaiser Permanente March 29, 2007

Introduction. Sonoma County, North Bay are changingDemographically and economicallyLarger population of ethnic and aging citizensHealth Care demand likely to risePopulation growth with larger aging proportionFor HMOs, how medical insurance carried a concernEconomics of health care becoming mor

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Sonoma County and Health Care: Demographic and Economic Change Kaiser Permanente March 29, 2007

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    1. Sonoma County and Health Care: Demographic and Economic Change Kaiser Permanente March 29, 2007 Robert Eyler, Ph.D. Chair, Economics Department Director, Center for Regional Economic Analysis Sonoma State University eyler@sonoma.edu

    2. Introduction Sonoma County, North Bay are changing Demographically and economically Larger population of ethnic and aging citizens Health Care demand likely to rise Population growth with larger aging proportion For HMOs, how medical insurance carried a concern Economics of health care becoming more complex Major challenges exist for local health care providers

    3. Demographic Changes Larger ethnic population throughout the North Bay Solano County forecasted to have more Hispanic citizens than any other ethnicity by 2013 Asian population to rise as well “Graying” of the North Bay Aging to continue in North Bay, specifically Marin, but then slowdown again after 2023 Will these “older” folks be retirees? Interdependence of North Bay counties should not to be underestimated

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