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•	Unaffordable Dental Care Is Linked to Frequent School Absences Nadereh Pourat, Gina Nicholson This policy brief examines the number of children in California who miss school due to lack of affordable dental care. Specifically, ...	Policy Brief	Nov 2009

•	California Budget Cuts Fray the Long-Term Safety Net Steven P. Wallace, A. E. Benjamin, Valentine M. Villa, Nadereh Pourat This policy brief examines the likely effects of the sweeping 2009 cuts to California's safety-net programs for low-income and disabled seniors.	Policy Brief	Oct 2009

•	Dental Insurance in California: Scope, Structure, and Availability Nadereh Pourat Although structured similarly to health insurance, dental insurance is often more limited in scope and availability.	Outside Publication	Sep 2009

•	Coverage Matters: The Role of Insurance in Access to Dental Care in California Nadereh Pourat Dental insurance plays a key role in oral health. However, while dental insurance typically covers preventive services and significantly reduces the costs for services such as fillings, crowns, and dentures, dental benefits often are not comprehensive and come with significant cost-sharing requirements and annual caps, which may lead to unaffordable out-of-pocket expenditures.	Outside Publication	Sep 2009

•	Differences in Characteristics of California Dentists Who Employ Dental Hygienists and Those Who Do Not (The Journal of the American Dental Association) Nadereh Pourat Dental hygienists can increase dentists' productivity, yet nationwide, one-third of dentists do not employ a hygienist.	Journal Article	Aug 2009

•	Distribution and Characteristics of Dentists Licensed to Practice in California, 2008 Nadereh Pourat, Gina Nicholson California has about 14% of the total number of dentists nationwide–the largest percentage of any state.	Fact Sheet	Jun 2009

•	Reforming Dental Education: Faculty Members' Perceptions on the Continuation of Pipeline Program Changes (Journal of Dental Education) Amardeep Thind, Kathryn A. Atchison, Ronald M. Andersen, Terry T. Nakazono, John J. Gutierrez In 2002–03 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) established the Pipeline, Profession, and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education program to change dental education in the United States.	Journal Article	Dec 2008

•	Assessing the Barriers to Engaging Challenging Populations in Disease Management Programs: The Medicaid Experience (Disease Management and Health Outcomes) 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.	Journal Article	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

•	Uncontrolled Asthma Means Missed Work and School, Emergency Department Visits for Many Californians 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.	Policy Brief	Jul 2008

•	Association of Insurance Coverage with Chlamydia Screening (The American Journal of Managed Care) Nadereh Pourat, Guoyu A. Tao, Cathleen M. Walsh This article examines the rates of self-reported Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) screening among young women and to examine the independent association of type of insurance and specific health plans with these rates.	Journal Article	Apr 2008

•	One in Three Young Children Do Not Get Regular Dental Care Nadereh Pourat These two fact sheets show that nearly one-third of young children 11 years of age or younger have never visited a dental provider or have not visited a dental provider in more than one year.	Fact Sheet	Apr 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

•	Characteristics of Dentists Who Provide Dental Care to Publicly Insured Patients (Journal of Public Health Dentistry) Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Roberta Wyn, Marvin Marcus Dentists who care for publicly insured patients appear to have practices that are different from those who do not, in terms of delivery of patient care and practice structure.	Journal Article	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

•	What Enhances Underrepresented Minority Recruitment to Dental Schools? (Journal of Dental Education) Ronald M. Andersen, Daisy C. Carreon, Judith-Ann Friedman, Sebastian E. Baumeister, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Terry T. Nakazono, Pamela L. Davidson This study examined the factors influencing the proportion of underrepresented minority students (URM) in dental schools.	Journal Article	Aug 2007

•	Improving Access Through Health Insurance Coverage and Safety Net Expansion: A Review of the Literature Dylan H. Roby, Gerald F. Kominski, Meghan E. Cameron This policy brief reviews the literature on access to health care as it relates to current proposals for health care reform in California.	Policy Brief	Aug 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

•	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

•	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

•	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

•	Health of California's Adults, Adolescents and Children: Findings from the CHIS 2003 and CHIS 2001 Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, Nicole Lordi, Christy McCain, Jenny Chia, John Kurata Many Californians are still struggling to reach good health, according to this report from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the country's largest population-based state health survey.	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

•	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

•	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

•	Is There a Shortage of Dental Hygienists and Assistants in California?: Findings from the 2003 California Dental Survey Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Roberta Wyn, Marvin Marcus This report uses data derived from a survey of 13,600 general dentists throughout California and constructs a picture of private dental practice in California; including staffing levels, wage and benefits, patient populations, and experiences in utilizing Allied Dental Health Professionals (ADHP).	Research Report	Dec 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

•	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

•	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

•	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

•	Increased Medicare Expenditures for Physicians' Services: What are the Causes? (Inquiry) Melinda J. Beeuwkes Buntin, Jose J. Escarce, Dana Goldman, Hongjun Kan, Miriam J. Laugesen, Paul Shekelle In light of rising expenditures for physicians' services and the scheduled decreases in the amounts Medicare pays for such services, this article identified the sources of change in the volume and intensity of Medicare physicians' services.	Journal Article	Jun 2004

•	A Framework for Evaluating Safety-Net and Other Community-Level Factors on Access for Low-Income Populations (Inquiry) Pamela L. Davidson, Ronald M. Andersen, Roberta Wyn, E. Richard Brown	Journal Article	Apr 2004

•	County Residency and Access to Care for Low- and Moderate-Income Californians E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Ying-Ying Meng, Ronald M. Andersen, Andrew B. Bindman, Lillian Gelberg Where Californians live within the state plays an important role in determining their access to health care.	Policy Brief	Mar 2004

•	Hospital Concentration, DSH Payments and Access for the Uninsured in Los Angeles County and the State of California Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby This study examines how recent trends toward concentration within the hospital industry among hospital chains and the increase in for-profit ownership affects access to affordable healthcare in Los Angeles.	Outside Publication	Sep 2003

•	Tenet Medi-Cal Disproportionate Share Hospitals: High on Profits, Low on Patient Care Benchmarks Gerald F. Kominski This report describes how Tenet has turned the Medi-Cal Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program, which was created to keep safety net hospitals alive, into a corporate profit center.	Outside Publication	Sep 2003

•	California's HMO Enrollees: Diversity in Language and Education Poses Challenges for Health Plans Gerald F. Kominski, Deborah Glik, Cori Reifman	Policy Brief	May 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

•	Profile of California's HMO Enrollees: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey Gerald F. Kominski, Pamela L. Davidson, Crystal L. Keeler, Natasha Razack, Lida M. Becerra, Rabeya Sen The profile of California’s 17.7 million children and adults who are enrolled in HMO plans is more diverse than previously thought, according to the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report. The ...	Research Report	Jan 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

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

•	Access is Better for Racial / Ethnic Elderly in Medicare HMOs - But Disparities Exist Steven P. Wallace, Valentine M. Villa, Vilma Enriquez-Haass, Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck	Policy Brief	May 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

•	Reconsidering the Role of Competition in Health Care Markets (Journal of Health Policy, Politics, and Law) Thomas Rice, Brian Biles, E. Richard Brown, Finn Diderichsen, Hagen Kuehn Special section of Journal of Health Policy, Politics, and Law, Vol. 25, Number 5, October 2000.	Journal Article	Oct 2000

•	Women and Managed Care in California Roberta Wyn, Sarah Samuels, Joanne Leslie, Beatriz Solis (Co-Published by the Pacific Institute for Women's Health) Managed care is becoming the dominant system of health care coverage and delivery throughout the United States and particularly in California, for both private and public sector health care.	Policy Research Report	Sep 2000

•	California Immigrants Have Mostly Lower Rates of Disability and Use of Disability Services than State’s U.S.-Born Residents A. E. Benjamin, Steven P. Wallace, Valentine M. Villa, Kathy McCarthy	Policy Brief	Jul 2000

•	Delivery of Sexually Transmitted Disease Services in Medicaid Managed Care E. Richard Brown, John Nakashima, Nadereh Pourat, Natasha Razack, Sylvia Chu This report examines the extent to which managed care organizations (MCOs) that serve Medicaid beneficiaries are promoting effective management, control and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among their enrollees—and whether these organizations’ policies correspond with the actual practices of the primary care providers in their networks.	Policy Research Report	Jun 2000

•	Women and Managed Care in California: An Examination of Selected Services Roberta Wyn, Sarah Samuels, Joanne Leslie, Beatriz Solis	Policy Brief	Jun 2000

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