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The estimated 300,000 young California immigrants who are eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) use less medical care than their U.S.-born peers in spite of being more likely to report poor health, according to a new report from the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and the UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.
March 26, 2014
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The estimated 300,000 young California immigrants who are eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) use less medical care than their U.S.-born peers in spite of being more likely to report poor health, according to a new report from the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and the UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.
March 26, 2014
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Due to an error, food insecurity estimates for the recently released 2011-2012 Adult Health Profiles were incorrect. The correct estimates by county for this variable can be found below. The Center apologizes for the error. Questions about this correction can be directed to UCLA CHPR Communications Team.
March 17, 2014
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Due to an error, food insecurity estimates for the recently released 2011-2012 Adult Health Profiles were incorrect. The correct estimates by county for this variable can be found below. The Center apologizes for the error. Questions about this correction can be directed to UCLA CHPR Communications Team.
March 17, 2014
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Why are obesity rates so high in my assembly district? Should we add more parks or community health clinics? What are we doing right and where can we improve? See how each of the Golden State's legislative districts (assembly, senate, and congressional) fares on various health issues with the Center's new, one-page Legislative District Health Profiles that use the most recent California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data.
February 26, 2014
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Why are obesity rates so high in my assembly district? Should we add more parks or community health clinics? What are we doing right and where can we improve? See how each of the Golden State's legislative districts (assembly, senate, and congressional) fares on various health issues with the Center's new, one-page Legislative District Health Profiles that use the most recent California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data.
February 26, 2014
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Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Long Beach) will unveil today a bill that would allow poor undocumented immigrants to sign up for Medi-Cal or qualify for state subsidies if their incomes are higher than Medi-Cal allows, according to a
February 14, 2014
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Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Long Beach) will unveil today a bill that would allow poor undocumented immigrants to sign up for Medi-Cal or qualify for state subsidies if their incomes are higher than Medi-Cal allows, according to a
February 14, 2014
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Who has asthma in Alameda? Who's insured in Imperial? Who's eating their vegetables in Ventura? Get a quick snapshot of your county's or legislative district's health, including statistics on insurance, asthma, obesity, food security and more, with the Center's new Health Profiles. These easy-to-read, one-page fact sheets feature statistics from the most recent California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) 2011-2012.
December 18, 2013
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Who has asthma in Alameda? Who's insured in Imperial? Who's eating their vegetables in Ventura? Get a quick snapshot of your county's or legislative district's health, including statistics on insurance, asthma, obesity, food security and more, with the Center's new Health Profiles. These easy-to-read, one-page fact sheets feature statistics from the most recent California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) 2011-2012.
December 18, 2013
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The Fourth Edition of Changing the U.S. Health Care System, edited by Center Director
December 16, 2013
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The Fourth Edition of Changing the U.S. Health Care System, edited by Center Director
December 16, 2013
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AskCHIS was once again rated a "Health Data All Star" -- one of the top 50 health data sources in the country -- by the Health Data Consortium.
November 25, 2013
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AskCHIS was once again rated a "Health Data All Star" -- one of the top 50 health data sources in the country -- by the Health Data Consortium.
November 25, 2013
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In the years leading up to implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the percentage of Californians who received their health insurance through public programs continued to rise, likely in direct response to the loss of job-based coverage in the state, according to a new analysis by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
The data for the analysis, collected in 2012 by the
The data for the analysis, collected in 2012 by the
October 30, 2013
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In the years leading up to implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the percentage of Californians who received their health insurance through public programs continued to rise, likely in direct response to the loss of job-based coverage in the state, according to a new analysis by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
The data for the analysis, collected in 2012 by the
The data for the analysis, collected in 2012 by the
October 30, 2013
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Nearly four dozen APHA presentations feature Center researchers or CHIS data.
Although millions of low- and middle-income Californians will gain access to health coverage under the Affordable Care Act in the next year, as many as four million Californians could remain uninsured or face access barriers to quality care. At this year's
October 22, 2013
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Nearly four dozen APHA presentations feature Center researchers or CHIS data.
Although millions of low- and middle-income Californians will gain access to health coverage under the Affordable Care Act in the next year, as many as four million Californians could remain uninsured or face access barriers to quality care. At this year's
October 22, 2013
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In a new article in the September issue of Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy, a team of researchers recommend expanded educational efforts to ensure that consumers signing up for health coverage through the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) take maximum advantage of possible tax credits while avoiding repayments.
September 10, 2013
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In a new article in the September issue of Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy, a team of researchers recommend expanded educational efforts to ensure that consumers signing up for health coverage through the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) take maximum advantage of possible tax credits while avoiding repayments.
September 10, 2013