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Single-payer healthcare in California is possible. An economic and political thicket stands in the way

A UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report on a unified financing model for healthcare in California examined the role of health plans, provider payments, and benefits, and how they could affect access, quality, and equity.
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KFF Health News

Newsom vowed to transform kids' mental health. Many California schools are waiting

Data from the California Health Interview Survey showing how many California youth weren't receiving needed mental healthcare was used in this news story to illustrate the urgent mental health crisis facing the state. Syndicated in the Redding Record Searchlight (paywall).
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Daily Californian

2.2M Californians will lose health insurance by 2030, UC Berkeley and UCLA report finds

The story features a report from the UC Berkeley Labor Center and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research that estimates the number of uninsured people living in the state will reach 4.6 million by 2030. 

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LAist

How to choose a preschool in Los Angeles

The story cited childcare 2023 data from a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study which estimated that nearly half of young children in the state do not receive childcare on a regular basis (10 or more hours per week). 

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Times-Standard (Humboldt)

Aug 17, 2026

Building on Redwood Region RISE: The next chapter for regional healthcare (paywall)

This column cites a data from the California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM) that showed how many people could lose full-scope Medi-Cal coverage in Humboldt County on California's North Coast, as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. CalSIM is a joint project of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the UC Berkeley Labor Center.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

Daily Bruin

Aug 14, 2026

2 students honored with Don T. Nakanishi Award for AAPI community research, activism

Corina Penaia, a health policy and management doctoral student, and researcher with the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Policy Lab at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was the graduate student recipient.
Features: Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab

Our Weekly

Aug 12, 2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital receives new grant

Data from the California Health Interview Survey about preventable hospitalizations was cited in this story that highlights the need for more stable funding for a hospital in South Los Angeles.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

CalMatters

Aug 07, 2026

Medicaid cuts stand to hit everyone (yes, even you). Here’s why

Nadereh Pourat, an associate center director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided expert commentary on how cuts to Medi-Cal could affect the financial outlook for California hospitals.
Features: Nadereh Pourat, California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

SmartBrief

Aug 05, 2026

Experts: Immigration enforcement affects public health, access to care

Maria-Elena Young, a faculty affiliate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided expertise in this article about immigration enforcement harms immigrants' health and affects their access to and utilization of healthcare.
Features: Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young

The Marijuana Herald

Aug 05, 2026

Study: California adult marijuana use remained largely stable after retail sales began, while edible use rose

Data from the California Health Interview Survey was cited in this story about a study that showed adult marijuana use in California remained largely stable following the legalization of licensed recreational sales. The study by UC San Diego researchers was also written about in the German publication Hanf Magazin.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

CalMatters

Aug 04, 2026

California nearly achieved universal healthcare. Now, millions are losing coverage

Nadereh Pourat, an associate director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and faculty affiliate Dylan Roby were both quoted in this story as experts on health insurance affordability.
Features: Nadereh Pourat, California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

CalMatters/Evident

Aug 04, 2026

Inside California's Fight to Fund Health Care

Mark Peterson, senior fellow at UCLA’s Center for Health Policy Research, provided expert commentary in a new CalMatters documentary about the fight to preserve healthcare funding in California.
Features: Mark Peterson, California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

KFF Health News

Jul 31, 2026

They Worked To Protect Public Health. Now They Want the Public’s Votes.

Mark A. Peterson, professor of public policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, shared his expertise on how California U.S. Senate candidate Xavier Becerra's record as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary might affect his campaign in the eyes of voters.
Features: Mark Peterson

Politico

Jul 22, 2026

‘Medical freedom’ takes a back seat in Florida’s midterm fights

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Mark A. Peterson provided expert commentary about the medical freedom movement and the need for clear communication between doctors and their patients.
Features: Mark Peterson