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The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s Public Comment on proposed changes to the federal "public charge" immigration test
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The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research strongly opposes the changes proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding “public charge,” published in the federal register on October 10, 2018.
December 13, 2018
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s Public Comment on proposed changes to the federal "public charge" immigration test
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The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research strongly opposes the changes proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding “public charge,” published in the federal register on October 10, 2018.
December 13, 2018
CHIS 2017 data release: 9 in 10 Californians have health insurance, but federal policy changes signal turbulence ahead
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UCLA’s California Health Interview Survey also shows increase in mental health distress among young adults; majority of adults have used marijuana. Just 8.5 percent of Californians under age 65 did not have health insurance in 2017, down from 15.5 percent in 2013, before the full expansion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — extending the state’s lowest-ever noninsured rate for a second year.
October 31, 2018
CHIS 2017 data release: 9 in 10 Californians have health insurance, but federal policy changes signal turbulence ahead
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UCLA’s California Health Interview Survey also shows increase in mental health distress among young adults; majority of adults have used marijuana. Just 8.5 percent of Californians under age 65 did not have health insurance in 2017, down from 15.5 percent in 2013, before the full expansion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — extending the state’s lowest-ever noninsured rate for a second year.
October 31, 2018
Plans to change federal Medi-Cal funding could force some California counties to slash health coverage
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The number of Californians who gained health insurance grew by 3 million people after the Affordable Care Act expanded Medi-Cal coverage in 2014 and 2015. But anticipated federal funding changes could over time force counties to shoulder more of the cost of paying for health care, or cut back enrollment and programs, according to a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
September 18, 2018
Plans to change federal Medi-Cal funding could force some California counties to slash health coverage
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The number of Californians who gained health insurance grew by 3 million people after the Affordable Care Act expanded Medi-Cal coverage in 2014 and 2015. But anticipated federal funding changes could over time force counties to shoulder more of the cost of paying for health care, or cut back enrollment and programs, according to a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
September 18, 2018
Federal budget would win — but the most vulnerable and poor would lose — under ‘capped’ Medicaid funding scenarios
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UCLA report finds that big cuts to health care benefits would hurt the disabled, children and elderly Americans. The Trump administration’s intent to reform Medicaid includes financing changes that would save hundreds of billions in federal dollars over time, but at the expense of cutting significant health care benefits to tens of millions of the program’s most vulnerable recipients — the disabled, children and elderly Americans.
April 27, 2017
Federal budget would win — but the most vulnerable and poor would lose — under ‘capped’ Medicaid funding scenarios
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UCLA report finds that big cuts to health care benefits would hurt the disabled, children and elderly Americans. The Trump administration’s intent to reform Medicaid includes financing changes that would save hundreds of billions in federal dollars over time, but at the expense of cutting significant health care benefits to tens of millions of the program’s most vulnerable recipients — the disabled, children and elderly Americans.
April 27, 2017
New report shows federal poverty line leaves seniors destitute
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Sacramento, CA – Data and research on what it really takes for seniors to make ends meet in each of California’s 58 counties will be released on September 14, 2010 in California's State Capitol. Tuesday’s release is the latest update of the Elder Economic Security StandardTM Index (Elder Index), a tool that measures the actual costs of basic necessities for older adults.
September 14, 2010
New report shows federal poverty line leaves seniors destitute
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Sacramento, CA – Data and research on what it really takes for seniors to make ends meet in each of California’s 58 counties will be released on September 14, 2010 in California's State Capitol. Tuesday’s release is the latest update of the Elder Economic Security StandardTM Index (Elder Index), a tool that measures the actual costs of basic necessities for older adults.
September 14, 2010
New federal grant to help Los Angeles community groups in polluted areas trace the link between the
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The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s Health DATA Program will soon offer specialized trainings and other activities for select Los Angeles community groups as a result of a new $1 million, two-year American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant funded through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
October 29, 2009
New federal grant to help Los Angeles community groups in polluted areas trace the link between the
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The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s Health DATA Program will soon offer specialized trainings and other activities for select Los Angeles community groups as a result of a new $1 million, two-year American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant funded through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
October 29, 2009
State case studies point to perils and possibilities for federal health reform
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​Two new reports draw on case studies of state health reform to highlight important lessons in politics and policy for federal and state health reform. In "Swimming Upstream: The Hard Politics or Health Reform in California" and "Politics and Policy in State Health Reform," Walter Zelman, Ph.D., offers a cautionary tale for reform and identifies key lessons for policymakers and reform advocates.
June 26, 2009
State case studies point to perils and possibilities for federal health reform
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​Two new reports draw on case studies of state health reform to highlight important lessons in politics and policy for federal and state health reform. In "Swimming Upstream: The Hard Politics or Health Reform in California" and "Politics and Policy in State Health Reform," Walter Zelman, Ph.D., offers a cautionary tale for reform and identifies key lessons for policymakers and reform advocates.
June 26, 2009
Federal Poverty Line Grossly Underestimates the Needs of California's Seniors according to New UCLA Report
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If you are elderly and live in California, how poor do you have to be to become eligible for public assistance? Too poor, says a new report issued by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR).

February 26, 2008
Federal Poverty Line Grossly Underestimates the Needs of California's Seniors according to New UCLA Report
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If you are elderly and live in California, how poor do you have to be to become eligible for public assistance? Too poor, says a new report issued by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR).

February 26, 2008