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Public mental health care for older Californians is lacking, while need grows
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Public mental health care for older Californians is lacking, while need grows
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California's older adult population will increase 64 percent by 2035, and with it the need for more mental health services. Yet the state's public mental health system lacks adequate services specifically tailored to older adults, according to a study and other documents released today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
January 25, 2018
Public mental health care for older Californians is lacking, while need grows
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Public mental health care for older Californians is lacking, while need grows
Communications Team
California's older adult population will increase 64 percent by 2035, and with it the need for more mental health services. Yet the state's public mental health system lacks adequate services specifically tailored to older adults, according to a study and other documents released today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
January 25, 2018
Affordability and eligibility were the biggest barriers for Californians without health insurance
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Affordability and eligibility were the biggest barriers for Californians without health insurance
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UCLA–UC Berkeley research finds that many who were eligible for Medi-Cal in 2014 didn’t realize they could apply

Two-thirds of the Californians who didn’t have health insurance in 2014 were actually eligible for coverage, but many did not enroll because of the high cost, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the

March 31, 2016
Affordability and eligibility were the biggest barriers for Californians without health insurance
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Affordability and eligibility were the biggest barriers for Californians without health insurance
Communications Team
UCLA–UC Berkeley research finds that many who were eligible for Medi-Cal in 2014 didn’t realize they could apply

Two-thirds of the Californians who didn’t have health insurance in 2014 were actually eligible for coverage, but many did not enroll because of the high cost, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the

March 31, 2016
Why are many of the most vulnerable Californians rejecting managed health care?
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Why are many of the most vulnerable Californians rejecting managed health care?
Communications Team
Why are hundreds of thousands of the state's ''dual eligibles'' — fragile older seniors and disabled young people who receive both Medi-Cal and Medicare benefits — rejecting the new state-managed health care pilot program?

That's the question being posed by researchers at the
November 30, 2015
Why are many of the most vulnerable Californians rejecting managed health care?
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Why are many of the most vulnerable Californians rejecting managed health care?
Communications Team
Why are hundreds of thousands of the state's ''dual eligibles'' — fragile older seniors and disabled young people who receive both Medi-Cal and Medicare benefits — rejecting the new state-managed health care pilot program?

That's the question being posed by researchers at the
November 30, 2015
More Than Three-Quarters of a Million Older Californians Are “Unofficially” Poor
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More Than Three-Quarters of a Million Older Californians Are “Unofficially” Poor
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Nearly 1 in 5 adults over 65 in California — more than three-quarters of a million people — live in an economic no-man’s land, unable to afford basic needs but often ineligible for government assistance, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
August 31, 2015
More Than Three-Quarters of a Million Older Californians Are “Unofficially” Poor
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More Than Three-Quarters of a Million Older Californians Are “Unofficially” Poor
Communications Team
Nearly 1 in 5 adults over 65 in California — more than three-quarters of a million people — live in an economic no-man’s land, unable to afford basic needs but often ineligible for government assistance, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
August 31, 2015
New 2013 and 2014 CHIS: Number of Californians without insurance declines, while Medi-Cal enrollment grows
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New 2013 and 2014 CHIS: Number of Californians without insurance declines, while Medi-Cal enrollment grows
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Comparing the 2013 and 2014 California Health Interview Surveys shows that the Affordable Care Act is working to insure more adults in California

From 2013 to 2014, the number of Californians ages 19 to 64 without health insurance declined by 15.5 percent — more than 655,000 people — after full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, according to new California Health Interview Survey data released today by the

August 18, 2015
New 2013 and 2014 CHIS: Number of Californians without insurance declines, while Medi-Cal enrollment grows
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New 2013 and 2014 CHIS: Number of Californians without insurance declines, while Medi-Cal enrollment grows
Communications Team
Comparing the 2013 and 2014 California Health Interview Surveys shows that the Affordable Care Act is working to insure more adults in California

From 2013 to 2014, the number of Californians ages 19 to 64 without health insurance declined by 15.5 percent — more than 655,000 people — after full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, according to new California Health Interview Survey data released today by the

August 18, 2015
Californians and chronic disease: 11.4 million adults in state have a chronic condition
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Californians and chronic disease: 11.4 million adults in state have a chronic condition
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Four in 10 California adults -- 11.4 million people -- report having at least 1 of 5 top chronic conditions, according to a new "health care almanac" published by the California HealthCare Foundation. In the report, Center Senior Research Scientist

April 28, 2015
Californians and chronic disease: 11.4 million adults in state have a chronic condition
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Californians and chronic disease: 11.4 million adults in state have a chronic condition
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Four in 10 California adults -- 11.4 million people -- report having at least 1 of 5 top chronic conditions, according to a new "health care almanac" published by the California HealthCare Foundation. In the report, Center Senior Research Scientist

April 28, 2015
New 2011-2012 data on the health of Californians released from the California Health Interview Survey
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New 2011-2012 data on the health of Californians released from the California Health Interview Survey
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Responses to questions on dozens of health topics – including many relevant to health care reform – are now searchable online by state, region and county. The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) today released new data based on interviews with more than 44,000 households in California. The survey, conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, covered hundreds of topics affecting state residents' health and well-being.
August 08, 2013
New 2011-2012 data on the health of Californians released from the California Health Interview Survey
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New 2011-2012 data on the health of Californians released from the California Health Interview Survey
Communications Team
Responses to questions on dozens of health topics – including many relevant to health care reform – are now searchable online by state, region and county. The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) today released new data based on interviews with more than 44,000 households in California. The survey, conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, covered hundreds of topics affecting state residents' health and well-being.
August 08, 2013
Healthy home? Californians with 'medical home' more likely to get flu shots, preventive treatment
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Healthy home? Californians with 'medical home' more likely to get flu shots, preventive treatment
Communications Team
Too many cooks may spoil a recipe, and too many doctors may give you the flu. That's the takeaway from a new study​ by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research that found that Californians who jump from provider to provider rather than seeing a regular doctor who coordinates their care may be less likely to get the kind of preventive treatment that protects against the flu and flare ups in their chronic conditions.
May 29, 2013
Healthy home? Californians with 'medical home' more likely to get flu shots, preventive treatment
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Healthy home? Californians with 'medical home' more likely to get flu shots, preventive treatment
Communications Team
Too many cooks may spoil a recipe, and too many doctors may give you the flu. That's the takeaway from a new study​ by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research that found that Californians who jump from provider to provider rather than seeing a regular doctor who coordinates their care may be less likely to get the kind of preventive treatment that protects against the flu and flare ups in their chronic conditions.
May 29, 2013
More than one million Californians suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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More than one million Californians suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Communications Team

Approximately 1.1 million Californians have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema and some cases of adult asthma, according to a new Center study that’s the first to detail the characteristics of adults with COPD in the state.

November 28, 2012
More than one million Californians suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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More than one million Californians suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Communications Team

Approximately 1.1 million Californians have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema and some cases of adult asthma, according to a new Center study that’s the first to detail the characteristics of adults with COPD in the state.

November 28, 2012
Half a million uninsured Californians who need mental health treatment could receive services through health care reform
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Half a million uninsured Californians who need mental health treatment could receive services through health care reform
Communications Team
Half a million uninsured adults in California who need mental health treatment could gain access to those services through health care reform, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
November 28, 2012
Half a million uninsured Californians who need mental health treatment could receive services through health care reform
Press Releases
Half a million uninsured Californians who need mental health treatment could receive services through health care reform
Communications Team
Half a million uninsured adults in California who need mental health treatment could gain access to those services through health care reform, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
November 28, 2012