UCLA Center for Healthpolicy Research

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•	How Much Choice Is Too Much? The Case of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Health Services Research) Yaniv Hanoch, Thomas Rice, Janet Cummings, Stacey Wood Researchers study the impact of the number of choices and age on measures of performance in choosing a Medicare prescription drug plan.	Journal Article	May 2009

•	Dual Use of Veterans Health Administration and Indian Health Service: Healthcare Provider and Patient Perspectives (Journal of General Internal Medicine) B. Josea Kramer, Rebecca L. Vivrette, Delight E. Satter, Stella Jouldjian, Leander Russell McDonald Many American Indian and Alaska Native veterans are eligible for healthcare from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and from the Indian Health Service (IHS).	Journal Article	Apr 2009

•	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

•	Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Behavioral Interventions to Improve Vaccination Compliance in Homeless Adults (Vaccine) Barbara Greengold, Adeline M. Nyamathi, Gerald F. Kominski, Dorothy Wiley, Mary Ann Lewis, Felicia Hodge, Mendel Singer, Brennan Spiegel The authors examined the cost-effectiveness of three behavioral interventions provided to enhance hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) joint vaccination (HAV/HBV) compliance among homeless persons living in Los Angeles County.	Journal Article	Nov 2008

•	How Does Acculturation Affect the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Providers Among Mexican- and Asian-Americans? (Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health) Jennifer Lee, Michael S. Goldstein, E. Richard Brown, Rachel Ballard-Barbash Researchers have found that immigrants in the United States gradually relinquish cultural practices and adopt health behaviors similar to native born individuals as they acculturate.	Journal Article	Aug 2008

•	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

•	Sexually Transmitted Disease Services in California's Medi-Cal Managed Care: Findings from a Baseline Survey of STD Care Delivery in 2002 Nadereh Pourat, Jas Nihalani, Romni Neiman, George Rutherford, Barry Handon, E. Richard Brown, Gail Bolan In California, chlamydia and gonorrhea are the most common reportable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).	Research Report	Sep 2006

•	Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty as an Alternative to Total Knee Arthroplasty for Unicompartmental Osteoarthritis (The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery) Nelson Fong SooHoo, Husham Sharifi, Gerald F. Kominski, Jay R. Lieberman This study supports unicompartmental knee arthroplasty as a cost-effective alternative for the treatment of unicompartmental arthritis when the durability and function of a unicompartmental replacement are assumed to be similar to those of a primary total knee replacement.	Journal Article	Sep 2006

•	Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Core Decompression (The Journal of Arthroplasty) Nelson Fong SooHoo, Shail Vyas, Jesse Manunga, Husham Sharifi, Gerald F. Kominski, Jay R. Lieberman Core decompression is widely used to treat the early stages of osteonecrosis of the hip. The purpose of this analysis is to assist orthopedic surgeons in judging whether currently available data support the use of core decompression as cost-effective.	Journal Article	Aug 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

•	Fact Sheets – Mexican Immigrants in the United States Steven P. Wallace, Veronica F. Gutierrez, Xóchitl Castañeda The following two fact sheets viewing, respectively, demographics of Mexican immigrants to the United States and the health service disparities among that population are the products of a joint research effort conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the California-Mexico Health Initiative at the California Policy Research Center, University of California Office of the President.	Fact Sheet	Oct 2005

•	Mexico-United States Migration: Health Issues Elena Zúñiga, Steven P. Wallace, Salvador Berumen, Xóchitl Castañeda The fundamental purpose of "Mexico-United States Migration: Health issues" is to present a general overview of the conditions faced by Mexican residents in the United States concerning their health care. Good ...	Policy Research Report	Oct 2005

•	Economic Evaluation of Four Treatments for Low-Back Pain: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial (Medical Care) Gerald F. Kominski, Kevin C. Heslin, Hal Morgenstern, Eric L. Hurwitz, Philip I. Harber The authors compared total outpatient costs of four common treatments for low-back pain (LBP) at 18-months follow-up.	Journal Article	May 2005

•	Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Total Ankle Arthroplasty (The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery) Nelson Fong SooHoo, Gerald F. Kominski The purpose of this cost-effectiveness analysis was to evaluate whether the currently available literature justifies the emerging use of total ankle arthroplasty.	Journal Article	Nov 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

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

•	UPBEAT: The Impact of a Psychogeriatric Intervention in VA Medical Centers (Medical Care) Gerald F. Kominski, Ronald M. Andersen, Roshan Bastani, Robert Gould, Charles Hackman, David Huang, Lissy Jarvik, Annette Maxwell, Jennifer Moye, Edwin Olsen, Robert Rohrbaugh, Joel Rosansky, Shane Taylor, William Van Stone This study determines whether proactive screening of hospitalised patients can identify unrecognised comorbid psychiatric conditions, and whether comprehensive assessment and psychogeriatric intervention (UPBEAT) can improve care while reducing inpatient use.	Journal Article	May 2001