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New fact sheet shows education matters for health insurance coverage
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New fact sheet shows education matters for health insurance coverage
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) helped insure millions of people across the U.S. since 2013. Despite lower uninsured rates, differences in coverage persist across several factors, such as race and ethnicity, employment status, and income. According to a new fact sheet by UCLA researchers, education plays an important role in health insurance status independent from its impact on household income.

January 30, 2020
New fact sheet shows education matters for health insurance coverage
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New fact sheet shows education matters for health insurance coverage
Communications Team

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) helped insure millions of people across the U.S. since 2013. Despite lower uninsured rates, differences in coverage persist across several factors, such as race and ethnicity, employment status, and income. According to a new fact sheet by UCLA researchers, education plays an important role in health insurance status independent from its impact on household income.

January 30, 2020
Despite health insurance gains in California, Latinos still lag in coverage, access
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Despite health insurance gains in California, Latinos still lag in coverage, access
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Despite vital health insurance coverage gains in California under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Latinos continue to fall behind other racial and ethnic groups in coverage and access to health care. A 

August 29, 2019
Despite health insurance gains in California, Latinos still lag in coverage, access
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Despite health insurance gains in California, Latinos still lag in coverage, access
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Despite vital health insurance coverage gains in California under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Latinos continue to fall behind other racial and ethnic groups in coverage and access to health care. A 

August 29, 2019
3.6 Million Californians to Benefit if State Takes Bold Action to Expand Coverage and Improve Affordability
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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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3.6 Million Californians to Benefit if State Takes Bold Action to Expand Coverage and Improve Affordability
Communications Team
​​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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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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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
Plans to change federal Medi-Cal funding could force some California counties to slash health coverage
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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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Plans to change federal Medi-Cal funding could force some California counties to slash health coverage
Communications Team
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
Inclusive state policies boost health insurance coverage for Latino noncitizens
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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

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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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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

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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
Millions in California will lose coverage and hundreds of thousands of jobs will be lost if ACA is repealed -- new studies, county fact sheets
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Millions in California will lose coverage and hundreds of thousands of jobs will be lost if ACA is repealed -- new studies, county fact sheets
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Up to 3.7 million insured in California’s Medicaid expansion and a further 1.2 million Californians receiving subsidies to buy affordable health insurance in Covered California are at risk if current Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act are enacted, according to a set of new studies and county fact sheets from the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
January 17, 2017
Millions in California will lose coverage and hundreds of thousands of jobs will be lost if ACA is repealed -- new studies, county fact sheets
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Millions in California will lose coverage and hundreds of thousands of jobs will be lost if ACA is repealed -- new studies, county fact sheets
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Up to 3.7 million insured in California’s Medicaid expansion and a further 1.2 million Californians receiving subsidies to buy affordable health insurance in Covered California are at risk if current Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act are enacted, according to a set of new studies and county fact sheets from the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
January 17, 2017
Medi-Cal patients' access to care “substantially” worse than those who have employer-based health coverage
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Medi-Cal patients' access to care “substantially” worse than those who have employer-based health coverage
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A new California Healthcare Foundation report based on California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data found Medi-Cal patients face significant gaps in access to care compared with those who have employer-sponsored health insurance. Even within the Medi-Cal group, subgroups face access gaps depending on where they live, the language they speak, or their physical limitations.
July 25, 2015
Medi-Cal patients' access to care “substantially” worse than those who have employer-based health coverage
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Medi-Cal patients' access to care “substantially” worse than those who have employer-based health coverage
Communications Team
A new California Healthcare Foundation report based on California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data found Medi-Cal patients face significant gaps in access to care compared with those who have employer-sponsored health insurance. Even within the Medi-Cal group, subgroups face access gaps depending on where they live, the language they speak, or their physical limitations.
July 25, 2015
The 'bad old days': Two-thirds of California's 6.6 million uninsured lacked coverage for more than a year prior to health reform
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The 'bad old days': Two-thirds of California's 6.6 million uninsured lacked coverage for more than a year prior to health reform
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More than 4.1 million of the state's uninsured ― 12.6 percent of the state's nonelderly population ― went without insurance for more than a year in 2013, and an additional 2.5 million fell in and out of the ranks of the insured, according to a new UCLA Center for Health Policy Research fact sheet. The Center conducts the
February 25, 2015
The 'bad old days': Two-thirds of California's 6.6 million uninsured lacked coverage for more than a year prior to health reform
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The 'bad old days': Two-thirds of California's 6.6 million uninsured lacked coverage for more than a year prior to health reform
Communications Team
More than 4.1 million of the state's uninsured ― 12.6 percent of the state's nonelderly population ― went without insurance for more than a year in 2013, and an additional 2.5 million fell in and out of the ranks of the insured, according to a new UCLA Center for Health Policy Research fact sheet. The Center conducts the
February 25, 2015
State senate bill seeks health coverage for undocumented workers
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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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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