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•	Return to Work and Degree of Recovery Among Injured Workers in California's Workers' Compensation System (Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine) Gerald F. Kominski, Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Meghan E. Cameron Using interviews with 965 California workers injured on the job, the authors examined the factors associated with their return to work as well as their self-reported degree of recovery.	Journal Article	Mar 2008

•	Satisfaction With Care and Perceptions of Quality Among Injured Workers in California's Workers' Compensation Systemm (Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine) Nadereh Pourat, Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby, Meghan E. Cameron A 2006 survey of injured workers in California found that injured workers reported high levels of satisfaction and quality of care.	Journal Article	Nov 2007

•	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

•	Physician Perceptions of Access to Quality Care in California's Workers' Compensation System (Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine) Nadereh Pourat, Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby, Meghan E. Cameron The authors measured the association of physician perceptions of access to quality care with intentions to change workers' compensation (WC) participation levels, barriers to delivery of quality care, levels of payment and type of provider after the implementation of California WC reforms in 2004.	Journal Article	Jun 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

•	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

•	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

•	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

•	Health Status of the Uninsured: Opportunities for Improvement Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Mona Jhawar, Steven P. Wallace This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in self-reported poor/fair health status, asthma and hypertension rates among uninsured Californians for counties, county-groups, Los Angeles Service Planning Areas, as well as for state legislative and Congressional districts.	Policy Brief	Dec 2004

•	Inpatient Hospital Fee Schedule and Outpatient Surgery Study Gerald F. Kominski, Laura B. Gardner The Inpatient Hospital Fee Schedule and Outpatient Surgery study was initiated by the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation to provide information on costs and areas of improvement related to the 1999 California Workers' Compensation Inpatient Hospital Fee Schedule (IHFS) and to evaluate the appropriateness of a fee schedule for outpatient surgery facility fees.	Research Report	Dec 2001

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

•	The Use of Relative Value Scales for Provider Reimbursement in State Workers Compensation Programs Gerald F. Kominski, Nadereh Pourat, Jeanne T. Black This report provides information on how other states are using Relative Value Scales, including the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) used by Medicare, as part of their workers compensation programs.	Research Report	Aug 1999

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