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.

Walter Zelman

This report provides a comprehensive examination of political, policy, and economic factors that contributed to the failure of California's 2007 health care reform effort.

Nadereh Pourat, Cori Reifman, Dylan H. Roby, Ying-Ying Meng, Allison L. Diamant, Gerald F. Kominski

Only 27 percent of non-elderly adults in the United States have a "medical home" –- a place where they regularly receive medical care and advice.

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.

Shana Alex Lavarreda, E. Richard Brown

The authors examined how children ages 0-18 who enrolled into or disenrolled from California's Medicaid program (called Medi-Cal,"MC") and State Children's Health Insurance Program (called Healthy Families, "HF") are affected in their access to physician services.

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).

Janet Cummings, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Thomas Rice, E. Richard Brown

Many studies have documented the adverse consequences of uninsurance for children, but less is known about the differential effects of varying periods of uninsurance.

Judy Y. Chen, Sharon Swonger, Gerald F. Kominski, Honghu Liu, Ji Eun Lee, Allison L. Diamant

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different school-based health insurance strategies to provide coverage to uninsured Korean American children.

Tanya G. K. Bentley, Rachel M. Effros, Kartika Palar, Emmett B. Keeler

This article divides health care waste into administrative, operational, and clinical waste and provides an overview of each.

Dylan H. Roby, Gerald F. Kominski, Nadereh Pourat

This article explores the barriers to dealing with chronic illness and other factors faced by disease management programs for Medicaid populations.

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.

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.

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.

Ying-Ying Meng, Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, Christina Lombardi, E. Richard Brown

Despite advances in therapy, asthma remains a disease that is not optimally controlled in many Californians.

Daniel J.B. Mitchell

In January, 2007, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a state universal health care plan modeled after the Massachusetts individual mandate program.

Linda Rosenstock, Gillian B. Silver, Karen Helsing, Connie Evashwick, Ruth Katz, Michael Klag, Gerald F. Kominski, Donna Richter, Ciro Sumaya

Today's public health workforce, faced with daunting public health challenges, has been forced to do more with fewer people.

Gerald F. Kominski, Donald E. Morisky, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Jenny B. Kotlerman

This study measured possible racial/ethnic differences in a Florida disease management (DM) program on utilization of selected healthcare services for four chronic illnesses.

Donald E. Morisky, Gerald F. Kominski, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Jenny B. Kotlerman

Premature morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases account for a major proportion of expenditures for health care cost in the United States.

Steven P. Wallace, L. Cricel Molina

The federal poverty guideline, used to determine income eligibility for many public programs, covers less than half of the basic costs experienced by adults age 65 and older in the state.

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.

Gerald F. Kominski

This paper describes the origins and importance of risk adjustment, summarizes current risk adjustment by Medicare and discusses issues and problems with risk adjustment methods.

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.

E. Richard Brown, Nadereh Pourat, Steven P. Wallace

This fact sheet uses information from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey to determine how many of the 4.8 ...

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.

Gerald F. Kominski, Sepideh Farivar Varon, Donald E. Morisky, Kevin Malotte, Vicki J. Ebin, Astou Coly, Chi Chiao

For children and adolescents, incentives can serve as a positive reinforcement when trying to get them to complete care that is critical for their health.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Helen Ann Halpin, Sara McMenamin, Nadereh Pourat, Edward Yelin

This paper summarize for the California Legislature the evidence on the medical effectiveness of pediatric asthma self-management training and education (PASMTE), including the use of peak flow meters, spacers and nebulizers and the impact that mandated coverage of these services and devices under Assembly Bill (AB) 2185 would have on total health care expenditures, monthly premiums, health services utilization and the public's health.

Gerald F. Kominski, Jay C. Ripps, Miriam J. Laugesen, Robert G. Cosway, Nadereh Pourat

Kominski GF, Ripps JC, Laugesen MJ, Cosway RG, Pourat N. The California Cost and Coverage Model: Analyses of the Financial Impacts of Benefit Mandates for the California Legislature.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby, Jennifer R. Kincheloe

This new study found that providing health insurance to the estimated 6.3 million Californians who were uninsured in 2001 would increase health care expenditures within the state by about $842 million, or $143 per uninsured person, with significant savings likely through program consolidation, better health and preventive care, reduced uncompensated care spending by "safety net" providers, and expanding insurance revenues. The ...

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.

Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Y. Jenny Chia, Alek Sripipatana, Beth L. Newman, Steven P. Wallace

This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in uninsured children's Medi-Cal/Healthy Family eligibility rates by state Assembly, Senate and Congressional districts, as well as by counties and the Los Angeles Service Planning Areas (SPAs).

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.

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 ...

Gerald F. Kominski, Deborah Glik, Cori Reifman

Dylan H. Roby, Sara Rosenbaum, Dan Hawkins

The findings in this study are derived from data collected from the Patient Experience Evaluation Report System (PEERS), a patient survey administered at a subset of health centers nationally in both 1993 and 2001.

Anne Markus, Dylan H. Roby, Sara Rosenbaum

This study examines the characteristics of health centers that serve an unusually high rate of uninsured patients.

Gerald F. Kominski, Roxanne Andrews

Gerald F. Kominski, Nadereh Pourat, Danielle Ash, Hongjian Yu, Marianne Cantwell

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.

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Sara Rosenbaum, Anne Markus, Dylan H. Roby

This analysis, prepared for the Health Care Financing Administration and the Health Resources and Services Administration, examines issues that arise under laws designed to avert excessive cost-sharing in the case of low income families whose children participate in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Anne Markus, Sara Rosenbaum, Dylan H. Roby

This paper presents the principal findings of more than 30 articles and reports on premiums and cost-sharing.