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•	Migration and Health: The Children of Mexican Immigrants in the U.S. Steven P. Wallace, Paula Leite, Xóchitl Castañeda, Marc Schenker This report highlights the challenges faced by the 6.3 million children whose parents migrated to the U.S.	Outside Publication	Oct 2009

•	National Health Care Reform Will Help Four Million Uninsured Adults and Children in California Shana Alex Lavarreda, E. Richard Brown This fact sheet looks at the likely implications of national health care reform efforts on health insurance coverage in California.	Fact Sheet	Oct 2009

•	The State of Health Insurance in California: Findings from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey E. Richard Brown, Richard Kronick, Ninez A. Ponce, Jennifer R. Kincheloe, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Erin Peckham This comprehensive, biennial report provides an overview of insurance trends throughout the state and looks specifically at coverage of California's working adults, elderly as well as children's coverage.	Policy Research Report	Aug 2009

•	Nearly 6.4 Million Californians Lacked Health Insurance in 2007 — Recession Likely to Reverse Small Gains in Coverage E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Erin Peckham, Y. Jenny Chia This policy brief draws upon CHIS 2007 data to examine latest trends in health insurance for the state of California.	Policy Brief	Dec 2008

•	Drilling Down: Access, Affordability and Consumer Perceptions in Adult Dental Health Nadereh Pourat Although many Californians have dental insurance, even those with coverage may not be getting the dental care they need, and this is also the case among people who get dental benefits under Medi-Cal.	Outside Publication	Nov 2008

•	Trends in the Health of Older Californians: Data from the 2001, 2003 and 2005 California Health Interview Surveys Steven P. Wallace, Jennifer Lee, May Jawad Aydin California's population is getting older. By 2026 the elderly population will double to nearly 8 million.	Research Report	Nov 2008

•	Health of California's Adults, Adolescents and Children: Findings from CHIS 2005 and CHIS 2003 Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, Y. Jenny Chia, Nicole Lordi, David Grant, Mirabai Rao This report provides a summary of the statewide findings from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), with highlights of changes from 2003 to 2005.	Research Report	Sep 2008

•	Women's Health in California: Health Status, Health Behaviors. Health Insurance Coverage and Use of Services Among California Women Ages 18-64 Roberta Wyn, Theresa A. Hastert, Erin Peckham This report examines important health concerns of nonelderly women (ages 18-64) in California, including their health status, selected health behaviors, health insurance coverage, usual source of care and access to health care.	Research Report	Aug 2008

•	Haves and Have-Nots: A Look at Children's Use of Dental Care in California Nadereh Pourat This report examines dental care utilization of California children and finds that disparities in dental visits exist, including lower rates of visits for Latino and African American children and those without dental insurance.	Outside Publication	Feb 2008

•	Immigration, Health & Work: The Facts Behind the Myths Steven P. Wallace, Xóchitl Castañeda, Sylvia Guendelman , D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, Emily Felt A collaboration of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and the Health Initiative of the Americas, this report explores the health care challenges faced by Latin American immigrants, and Mexican immigrants in particular.	Research Report	Oct 2007

•	7.6 Million Californians Rely on the Safety Net of Health Care Providers for Regular Care Melissa S. Gatchell, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Ninez A. Ponce This fact sheet looks at the health insurance types and the status of people who use community health centers, public hospitals, and clinics, also called the "safety net," as their usual source of health care.	Fact Sheet	Sep 2007

•	Health Coverage Expansion in California: What Can Consumers Afford to Spend? Ken Jacobs, Korey Capozza, Dylan H. Roby, Gerald F. Kominski, E. Richard Brown This research brief, jointly authored by the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, finds that many California families spend a substantial amount of their annual income on health care premiums and out-of-pockets costs, and could face financially devastating medical expenses if they are not adequately protected.	Policy Brief	Sep 2007

•	What Does It Take for a Family to Afford to Pay for Health Care? David Carroll, Dylan H. Roby, Jean Ross, Michael Snavely, E. Richard Brown, Gerald F. Kominski This report, jointly authored by the California Budget Project and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, finds that many California families spend a substantial amount on health care premiums and out-of-pockets costs, and could face financially devastating medical expenses if they are not adequately protected.	Research Report	Aug 2007

•	Job-Based Insurance Declines for Moderate- and Low-Income Workers E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce, Shana Alex Lavarreda As California's system of job-based health insurance continues to erode, low- and moderate-income workers are increasingly being left out, according to this policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.	Policy Brief	Jul 2007

•	The State of Health Insurance in California: Findings from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Ninez A. Ponce, Jean Yoon, Janet Cummings, Thomas Rice This report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that job-based health insurance coverage -- the backbone of the state's system of health insurance – continues to decline.	Research Report	Jul 2007

•	Health Insurance Coverage Fact Sheets for California Counties and Regions UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Using data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey, researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research were able to produce these fact sheets detailing health insurance coverage, the lack of coverage, and demographic characteristics for counties and regions in California.	Fact Sheet	Apr 2007

•	Access to Medical Treatment in the California Workers' Compensation System, 2006 Gerald F. Kominski, Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Meghan E. Cameron This report was produced by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research under contract to the California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC), Department of Industrial Relations, which is required to perform an annual study of access to medical treatment for injured workers.	Policy Research Report	Feb 2007

•	One in Five Californians Were Uninsured in 2005 Despite Modest Gains in Coverage Jean Yoon, E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Sungching Glenn Despite marginal improvements in job-based health insurance for adults and public program enrollment for children, one in five (6.5 ...	Policy Brief	Oct 2006

•	More than Half of California's Uninsured Children Eligible for Public Programs But Not Enrolled Shana Alex Lavarreda, E. Richard Brown, Jean Yoon, Sungching Glenn Using data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey, researchers found that more than half of the uninsured children in California are eligible for public programs but are not enrolled, a further sign of the limitations in current health insurance arrangements.	Fact Sheet	Oct 2006

•	Mexican and Central American Immigrants in the United States: Health Care Access Elena Zúñiga, Xóchitl Castañeda, Al Averbach, Steven P. Wallace This report focuses on the population of Mexican ancestry in the United States and in California, with an emphasis on immigrants.	Research Report	Oct 2006

•	High Cost of Insurance Outweighs Other Barriers for Mid-Size Firms Nadereh Pourat, Jay C. Ripps The continued decline of employment-based coverage in California and more than 6.6 million uninsured residents are major reasons for concern, since health insurance is the primary means by which health care for employed persons and their families is financed in the state.	Policy Research Report	Jun 2006

•	Insured Californians Report High Satisfaction with Health Care Gerald F. Kominski, Meghan E. Cameron, Dylan H. Roby More than 96 percent (nearly 24 million) of insured Californians report "good" or better satisfaction with their health care.	Policy Brief	Jun 2006

•	Language Barriers Pose a Risk for California HMO Enrollees Gerald F. Kominski, Cori Reifman, Meghan E. Cameron, Dylan H. Roby More than 1 million adult HMO members in California with limited English proficiency are at risk for problems accessing health care services and receiving quality treatment.	Policy Brief	May 2006

•	The State of Health Insurance in California: Findings from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Thomas Rice, Jennifer R. Kincheloe, Melissa S. Gatchell This report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that job-based health insurance coverage -- the backbone of the state's system of health insurance -- is declining.	Research Report	Aug 2005

•	More Than Half of Californians in HMOs Are Overweight or Obese Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby, Natalya Mostovskaya More than 5 million Californians enrolled in HMOs (over 50% of enrollees aged 12-64) are overweight or obese.	Policy Brief	Jul 2005

•	Insurance Rates of Asian American and Pacific Islander Children Vary Widely Shana Alex Lavarreda, E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce Six in ten Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) children have employer-based health insurance and over 90% have insurance all year, but children's coverage differs across AAPI ethnic groups.	Fact Sheet	Jun 2005

•	Job-Based Coverage Drops for Adults and Children but Public Programs Boost Children's Coverage E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda Between 2001 and 2003, both children and adults lost employment-based health insurance coverage. For children, increased enrollment in Medi-Cal and Healthy Families resulted in a lower uninsured rate.	Policy Brief	Feb 2005

•	Uninsured Immigrant Workers: A View from a California County (Journal of Immigrant Health) Ninez A. Ponce, Robert J. Nordyke, Sherry Hirota Ponce N, Nordyke RJ, Hirota S. (2005) Uninsured immigrant workers: A View from a California County. Journal of Immigrant Health. ...	Journal Article	Jan 2005

•	Children's Insurance Coverage Increases as Result of Public Program Expansion E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda This fact sheet examines children's health insurance coverage, and children who are uninsured but eligible for coverage through public programs, using data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003).	Fact Sheet	Dec 2004

•	Health of California’s Adults, Adolescents and Children: Findings from CHIS 2001 Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, Wei Yen, Nicole Lordi, Christy McCain, Charles A. DiSogra This report summarizes selected findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey. A broad range of health topics are addressed.	Research Report	May 2004

•	Estimating the Cost of Caring for California's Uninsured Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby This new study found that providing health insurance to the estimated 6.3 million Californians who are currently uninsured would increase direct health care expenditures within the state by about $7.4 ...	Policy Brief	May 2004

•	Cancer Screening in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey Ninez A. Ponce, Susan H. Babey, David A. Etzioni, Benjamin A. Spencer, E. Richard Brown, Neetu Chawla This in-depth report describes cancer screening in California based on data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001), the largest state-level health survey in the nation.	Research Report	Dec 2003

•	Diabetes Among American Indians and Alaska Natives in California: Prevention is the Key Delight E. Satter, Nilka Rios Burrows, Melissa S. Gatchell, Maile Tauali'i, D. Tecumseh Welch This fact sheet examines diabetes prevalence, co-morbidities of diabetes, health insurance status, and access to care for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) in California and offers policy recommendations in response to these findings.	Fact Sheet	Nov 2003

•	The State of Health Insurance in California: Long-Term and Intermittent Lack of Health Insurance Coverage E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce, Thomas Rice, Shana Alex Lavarreda This report, based on data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001), examines long-term and intermittent health insurance coverage, and the sources and consequences of resulting periods of uninsurance.	Research Report	Nov 2003

•	SB 2 Will Extend Coverage to 1 Million Uninsured Workers and Dependents E. Richard Brown, Hongjian Yu, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Lida M. Becerra, Arindrajit Dube, Richard Kronick This fact sheet provides estimates of the number of uninsured workers and uninsured dependents (spouses and children of workers) who would be eligible for coverage under the provisions of SB 2.	Fact Sheet	Sep 2003

•	The Health of Young Children in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey Moira Inkelas, Neal Halfon, Kim Uyeda, Gregory D. Stevens, Sue Holtby, Janel Wright, E. Richard Brown This report, prepared jointly by the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and the Public Health Institute, is the first of its kind to reveal key measures of health and well being for California's three million children under age 6.	Research Report	Jul 2003

•	Diabetes in California: Nearly 1.5 Million Diagnosed and 2 Million More at Risk Allison L. Diamant, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Neetu Chawla	Policy Brief	Apr 2003

•	Diabetes in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey Allison L. Diamant, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Neetu Chawla This report, prepared by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, is the first on diabetes prevalence among Californians using data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001).	Policy Research Report	Apr 2003

•	Over Half of California's 6.3 Million Uninsured Lack Health Coverage for More Than a Year E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research prepared this new fact sheet report as part of its participation in the Cover the Uninsured Week (CTUW) campaign - an unprecedented week long series of national and local activities taking place during the week of Monday, March 10, through Friday, March 14.	Fact Sheet	Mar 2003

•	Important Health Care Issues for California Latinos: Health Insurance and Health Status Jennifer Aguayo, E. Richard Brown, Michael A. Rodriguez, Lia Margolis This is a joint publication of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California (LCHC).	Fact Sheet	Jan 2003

•	The State of Health Insurance in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce, Thomas Rice, Shana Alex Lavarreda This report examines health insurance coverage in California based on the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001) data.	Research Report	Jun 2002

•	Single Mothers in California: Understanding Their Health Insurance Coverage Roberta Wyn, Victoria D. Ojeda This Policy Brief examines the health insurance coverage of single mothers in California, addressing the factors affecting their coverage, as well as changes in coverage between 1994-95 and 1998-99.	Policy Brief	May 2002

•	Number of Uninsured Californians Declines to 6.2 Million — 2 Million Are Eligible for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Lida M. Becerra	Fact Sheet	Mar 2002

•	Evaluation of California's 24-Hour Coverage Pilot Demonstrations Gerald F. Kominski, Nadereh Pourat, Danielle Ash, Hongjian Yu, Marianne Cantwell	Research Report	Nov 2001

•	Advancing Universal Health Care Coverage in Alameda County Ninez A. Ponce, Tomiko Conner, B. Patricia Barrera, Dong Suh	Research Report	Sep 2001

•	The State of Health Insurance in California: Recent Trends, Future Prospects E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce, Thomas Rice	Policy Research Report	Mar 2001

•	Health Insurance Coverage of Californians Improved in 1999 - But 6.8 Million Remain Uninsured E. Richard Brown, Jennifer R. Kincheloe, Hongjian Yu	Policy Brief	Feb 2001

•	Socioeconomic Differences in Medicare Supplemental Coverage (Health Affairs) Nadereh Pourat, Thomas Rice, Gerald F. Kominski, Rani E. Snyder Pourat N, Rice T, Kominski GF, Snyder R. Socioeconomic Differences in Medicare Supplemental Coverage.	Journal Article	Oct 2000

•	Health Insurance Coverage of Women Ages 18-64 in California, 1998 Roberta Wyn, Victoria D. Ojeda In a survey conducted by the California Alliance for Women’s Health Leadership, community-based leaders in women’s health recently identified as key issues lack of health insurance and lack of access to health care for women of color, those with low incomes, and younger women. Without ...	Outside Publication	Sep 2000

•	Disparities in Health Insurance and Access to Care for Residents Across U.S. Cities E. Richard Brown, Roberta Wyn, Stephanie Teleki U.S. metropolitan areas are characterized by pronounced disparities in rates of health insurance coverage and access to care.	Policy Research Report	Aug 2000

•	Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, The Kaiser Family Foundation Co-published by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research & The Kaiser Family Foundation. Drawn from "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Health Insurance and Health Care." ...	Fact Sheet	Jun 2000

•	Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among Latinos UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, The Kaiser Family Foundation Co-published by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research & The Kaiser Family Foundation. Drawn from "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Health Insurance and Health Care." ...	Fact Sheet	Jun 2000

•	Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among American Indians and Alaska Natives UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, The Kaiser Family Foundation Co-published by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research & The Kaiser Family Foundation. Drawn from "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Health Insurance and Health Care." ...	Fact Sheet	Jun 2000

•	Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among African Americans UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, The Kaiser Family Foundation Co-published by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research & The Kaiser Family Foundation. Drawn from "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Health Insurance and Health Care." ...	Fact Sheet	Jun 2000

•	What Accounts for California's Low Employment-Based Coverage? Thomas Rice, Ninez A. Ponce, Stephanie Teleki, E. Richard Brown Over 3.8 million working adults in California have no health insurance. Lack of employment-based coverage is a significant driver of uninsurance.	Policy Alert	May 2000

•	Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Health Insurance and Health Care E. Richard Brown, Victoria D. Ojeda, Roberta Wyn, Rebecca Levan Racial and ethnic groups in the United States continue to experience major disparities in health status.	Policy Research Report	Apr 2000

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