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5.7 million Californians lack access to job-based coverage
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Most Americans receive health insurance coverage through their employer, or through an employed family member’s dependent coverage. Yet having a job is no guarantee of coverage, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. 

Using data from the 

November 30, 2010
5.7 million Californians lack access to job-based coverage
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Most Americans receive health insurance coverage through their employer, or through an employed family member’s dependent coverage. Yet having a job is no guarantee of coverage, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. 

Using data from the 

November 30, 2010
Three million Californians use health plans with high out-of-pocket costs
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Three million Californians are enrolled in high-deductible health plans, insurance policies that offer consumers a lower monthly premium in return for higher out-of-pocket spending for health care services, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

October 28, 2010
Three million Californians use health plans with high out-of-pocket costs
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Three million Californians are enrolled in high-deductible health plans, insurance policies that offer consumers a lower monthly premium in return for higher out-of-pocket spending for health care services, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

October 28, 2010
Nearly 1 in 5 Californians report need for mental health services, study finds
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In a comprehensive new study on mental health status and the use of mental health services by Californians, researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that nearly one in five adults in the state — about 4.9 million people — said they needed help for a mental or emotional health problem.

July 28, 2010
Nearly 1 in 5 Californians report need for mental health services, study finds
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In a comprehensive new study on mental health status and the use of mental health services by Californians, researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that nearly one in five adults in the state — about 4.9 million people — said they needed help for a mental or emotional health problem.

July 28, 2010
Nearly 4 million Californians report sexual or physical violence from a spouse or companion
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Nearly 4 million adults in California reported being a victim of physical or sexual violence at the hands of a spouse, companion or other intimate partner, according to estimates in a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.  

Of those victims, more than 1 million reported being forced to have sex by an intimate partner, the study found.

April 28, 2010
Nearly 4 million Californians report sexual or physical violence from a spouse or companion
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Nearly 4 million adults in California reported being a victim of physical or sexual violence at the hands of a spouse, companion or other intimate partner, according to estimates in a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.  

Of those victims, more than 1 million reported being forced to have sex by an intimate partner, the study found.

April 28, 2010
Poll: Most Californians unprepared for costs of long-term care
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California voters, regardless of their political party affiliation or income level, are worried about and feel unprepared for the costs of long-term care, according to a new poll from The SCAN Foundation and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

April 21, 2010
Poll: Most Californians unprepared for costs of long-term care
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California voters, regardless of their political party affiliation or income level, are worried about and feel unprepared for the costs of long-term care, according to a new poll from The SCAN Foundation and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

April 21, 2010
Nearly 2 million Californians lost health insurance during recession
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Nearly 2 million Californians lost their health insurance during 2008 and 2009 — years characterized by a deep recession and mass layoffs — bringing the total number of uninsured in the state to more than 8 million, according to new estimates from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
March 16, 2010
Nearly 2 million Californians lost health insurance during recession
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Nearly 2 million Californians lost their health insurance during 2008 and 2009 — years characterized by a deep recession and mass layoffs — bringing the total number of uninsured in the state to more than 8 million, according to new estimates from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
March 16, 2010
93 percent of Californians would potentially be insured under national health care reform
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If national health care reform is enacted, 93 percent of California’s non-elderly population would have access to health insurance – a nearly 13 percentage point increase in statewide coverage – according to a new fact sheet released today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

About four million of California’s 6.

October 19, 2009
93 percent of Californians would potentially be insured under national health care reform
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If national health care reform is enacted, 93 percent of California’s non-elderly population would have access to health insurance – a nearly 13 percentage point increase in statewide coverage – according to a new fact sheet released today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

About four million of California’s 6.

October 19, 2009
Insured and in debt: Even with coverage Californians struggle to pay medical bills
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More than 2.2 million California adults report having medical debt, and two-thirds of those incurred the debt while insured, according to the authors of "The State of Health Insurance in California (SHIC)," a comprehensive new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

In total, nearly one in seven non-elderly adults in California (13 percent) have some kind of medical debt, and more than 800,000 Californians have medical debt greater than $2,000.

August 31, 2009
Insured and in debt: Even with coverage Californians struggle to pay medical bills
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More than 2.2 million California adults report having medical debt, and two-thirds of those incurred the debt while insured, according to the authors of "The State of Health Insurance in California (SHIC)," a comprehensive new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

In total, nearly one in seven non-elderly adults in California (13 percent) have some kind of medical debt, and more than 800,000 Californians have medical debt greater than $2,000.

August 31, 2009
Nearly 1 million Californians seek medical care in Mexico annually
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Driven by rising health care costs at home, nearly 1 million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according a new paper by UCLA researchers and colleagues published today in the journal Medical Care.

May 26, 2009
Nearly 1 million Californians seek medical care in Mexico annually
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Driven by rising health care costs at home, nearly 1 million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according a new paper by UCLA researchers and colleagues published today in the journal Medical Care.

May 26, 2009
Nearly 6.4 million Californians lack health insurance
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​​ December 15, 2008 - Nearly a fifth of all Californians under age 65 were without health insurance for all or some of 2007, according to a policy brief drawing on comprehensive new data released today from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Using new data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the policy brief's authors found that 6.
December 15, 2008
Nearly 6.4 million Californians lack health insurance
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​​ December 15, 2008 - Nearly a fifth of all Californians under age 65 were without health insurance for all or some of 2007, according to a policy brief drawing on comprehensive new data released today from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Using new data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the policy brief's authors found that 6.
December 15, 2008