APHA 2014: More than three dozen presentations feature Center researchers, CHIS data at nation's largest public health gathering

California's path to health care reform is the subject of a special sponsored session featuring Center research and data How successful were California's early efforts to enroll the uninsured in health insurance coverage programs in the years leading up to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act? At a special sponsored session at the American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting (APHA) ― the largest gathering of public health professionals in the United States ― Center researchers will use their role as evaluators to the largest "bridge to health care reform" program in the nation to help answer this question.

Specifically, Center researchers Nadereh Pourat, Dylan Roby, Ying-Ying Meng and others will discuss California's Low-Income Health Program, a statewide program that enabled counties to offer health care coverage to low-income adults. Using data culled from nearly 680,000 enrollees in these programs, Center researchers will discuss whether a "medical home" model of service delivery improved care, the factors contributing to disenrollment from the program, as well as the concern that pent-up demand for services might overwhelm the system.

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These presentations are among the 38 being given at the annual meeting that feature Center research or California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data on topics ranging from drug screening, to the provision of clinical preventive services to older adults, to the link between adolescent mental health and access to safe parks. See a complete list of all Center and CHIS APHA presentations here.

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APHA, taking place Nov. 15–19 in New Orleans, La., is the largest gathering of public health professionals in the nation and provides a first look at new health research by leaders in the field.

Pick up FREE publications and data resources at the Center's APHA exhibit table #1043 near the APHA caucuses and section exhibits. 

About the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) is one of the nation’s leading health policy research centers and the premier source of health policy information for California. UCLA CHPR improves the public’s health through high quality, objective, and evidence-based research and data that informs effective policymaking. UCLA CHPR is the home of the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) and is part of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.