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ucla-fsph-team-receives-state-grant-for-covid-19-research
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A team led by UCLA CHPR Director Ninez Ponce and Senior Fellow Vickie Mays has received a state grant for COVID-19 data research in Los Angeles County
March 09, 2022
ucla-fsph-team-receives-state-grant-for-covid-19-research
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A team led by UCLA CHPR Director Ninez Ponce and Senior Fellow Vickie Mays has received a state grant for COVID-19 data research in Los Angeles County
March 09, 2022
3.6 Million Californians to Benefit if State Takes Bold Action to Expand Coverage and Improve Affordability
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​​Berkeley ― California made historic gains in health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but several million Californians remain uninsured and many struggle to afford individual market insurance.
April 25, 2019
3.6 Million Californians to Benefit if State Takes Bold Action to Expand Coverage and Improve Affordability
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​​Berkeley ― California made historic gains in health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but several million Californians remain uninsured and many struggle to afford individual market insurance.
April 25, 2019
California’s health coverage gains will erode without new action by the state
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UCLA-UC Berkeley report finds up to 4.4 million Californians could be uninsured in 2023 because of changes in federal law A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley and UCLA projects that hundreds of thousands more Californians could become uninsured because of forthcoming changes in federal health insurance law.
November 27, 2018
California’s health coverage gains will erode without new action by the state
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UCLA-UC Berkeley report finds up to 4.4 million Californians could be uninsured in 2023 because of changes in federal law A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley and UCLA projects that hundreds of thousands more Californians could become uninsured because of forthcoming changes in federal health insurance law.
November 27, 2018
Inclusive state policies boost health insurance coverage for Latino noncitizens
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Granting more rights and protections to Latino noncitizens may help improve their access to health

Non-citizen Latinos living in states that have policies that include and protect them are more likely to have health insurance compared to those living in states that lack such policies, according to a new fact sheet from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
February 28, 2018
Inclusive state policies boost health insurance coverage for Latino noncitizens
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Granting more rights and protections to Latino noncitizens may help improve their access to health

Non-citizen Latinos living in states that have policies that include and protect them are more likely to have health insurance compared to those living in states that lack such policies, according to a new fact sheet from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
February 28, 2018
From the Supreme Court to the plight of the undocumented: CHIS impacts state and national stages in 2015
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  • Informing legislation on health reform for the state's undocumented.
  • Assessing mental health needs of the state's schoolchildren. 
  • Guiding an OMB-led workgroup on LGBT survey methodology.
  • Providing data for research cited in numerous amicus briefs in support of same-sex marriage submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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December 21, 2015
From the Supreme Court to the plight of the undocumented: CHIS impacts state and national stages in 2015
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  • Informing legislation on health reform for the state's undocumented.
  • Assessing mental health needs of the state's schoolchildren. 
  • Guiding an OMB-led workgroup on LGBT survey methodology.
  • Providing data for research cited in numerous amicus briefs in support of same-sex marriage submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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December 21, 2015
Californians and chronic disease: 11.4 million adults in state have a chronic condition
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Four in 10 California adults -- 11.4 million people -- report having at least 1 of 5 top chronic conditions, according to a new "health care almanac" published by the California HealthCare Foundation. In the report, Center Senior Research Scientist

April 28, 2015
Californians and chronic disease: 11.4 million adults in state have a chronic condition
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Four in 10 California adults -- 11.4 million people -- report having at least 1 of 5 top chronic conditions, according to a new "health care almanac" published by the California HealthCare Foundation. In the report, Center Senior Research Scientist

April 28, 2015
State's undocumented immigrants use fewer health services than U.S.-born residents
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Rate for undocumented adults' emergency department visits is significantly lower

Undocumented immigrants in California see the doctor and visit emergency rooms significantly less often than U.S. citizens and documented immigrants, according to a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research published in the May issue of the journal Health Affairs.

May 05, 2014
State's undocumented immigrants use fewer health services than U.S.-born residents
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Rate for undocumented adults' emergency department visits is significantly lower

Undocumented immigrants in California see the doctor and visit emergency rooms significantly less often than U.S. citizens and documented immigrants, according to a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research published in the May issue of the journal Health Affairs.

May 05, 2014
Dentist shortage bites California, as more choose to practice out of state
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A lingering recession, the elimination of Medicaid dental reimbursements and a glut of established dentists in wealthier, populated areas may explain why more new dentists are practicing outside California, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
March 26, 2014
Dentist shortage bites California, as more choose to practice out of state
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A lingering recession, the elimination of Medicaid dental reimbursements and a glut of established dentists in wealthier, populated areas may explain why more new dentists are practicing outside California, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
March 26, 2014
State senate bill seeks health coverage for undocumented workers
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​Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Long Beach) will unveil today a bill that would allow poor undocumented immigrants to sign up for Medi-Cal or qualify for state subsidies if their incomes are higher than Medi-Cal allows, according to a

February 14, 2014
State senate bill seeks health coverage for undocumented workers
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​Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Long Beach) will unveil today a bill that would allow poor undocumented immigrants to sign up for Medi-Cal or qualify for state subsidies if their incomes are higher than Medi-Cal allows, according to a

February 14, 2014
High costs of raising a child challenges state's most vulnerable caregivers: grandparents
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Raising a child is not cheap. Now try raising one on a fixed income and long past the age one associates with parenthood: 65 years and older.  

More than 300,000 grandparents in California have primary responsibility for their grandchildren, and of this group, almost 65,000 are over the age of 65. More than 20,000 care for their grandkids without any extended family assistance at home. 

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June 20, 2013
High costs of raising a child challenges state's most vulnerable caregivers: grandparents
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Raising a child is not cheap. Now try raising one on a fixed income and long past the age one associates with parenthood: 65 years and older.  

More than 300,000 grandparents in California have primary responsibility for their grandchildren, and of this group, almost 65,000 are over the age of 65. More than 20,000 care for their grandkids without any extended family assistance at home. 

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June 20, 2013