Decoding Health Care: How the Boyle Heights community drives health care costs

The way Boyle Heights residents seek health care can illuminate the trends behind rising health costs. When the emergency room is the first stop in health care, costs are greater for everyone. Community leaders are urging that uninsured people chronic conditions know about and use local health resources available to them -- and avoid the E.R. whenever possible.  A breakdown of Boyle Heights patient-driven health costs can be found at Boyle Heights Beat.