L.A. Care Partners with Solera Health to Offer Diabetes Prevention Program

January 2019

a woman testing her glucose level on her finger

L.A. Care has partnered with Solera Health, Inc. to offer the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a required benefit for Cal MediConnect, Medi-Cal and L.A. Care Covered™ members. 

DPP is a year-long lifestyle change program designed to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes through intensive nutrition and physical activity behavior modification. By partnering with Solera Health, L.A. Care members have access to a network of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recognized DPP providers throughout Los Angeles County. 

L.A. Care providers play a critical role in identifying and referring eligible members to the DPP program. Members are eligible for the program if they are 18 years or older and:

  • Are overweight (body mass index > 25 if non-Asian; > 23 if Asian) 
  • Have no previous diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes (excludes gestational diabetes)
  • Have a blood test result in the prediabetes range within the past year: 

-Hemoglobin A1C: 5.7% – 6.4% or
-Fasting plasma glucose: 100 – 125 mg/dL or 
-Two-hour plasma glucose (after a 75 gm glucose load): 140 – 199 mg/dL 
-OR have been previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes

To refer L.A. Care members to the Diabetes Prevention Program, please complete the L.A. Care Health Education Referral form. Select "pre-diabetes" under Weight Management/Nutrition-Related Topics and indicate "Diabetes Prevention Program" in the comments section.