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Featured Staff
Apr 28, 2025
Capital & Main

A Majority of Californians Support Affordable Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants, Polls Show

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Gerald Kominski says that even though cutting Medicaid would worsen health outcomes and result in higher health care costs across the board, he expects congressional Republicans to deliver a bill to President Trump’s desk that makes the cuts.
Gerald F. Kominski
Apr 15, 2025
NewsNation

What does RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement aim to do?

Mark A. Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, offered strong criticism of defunding research that has been “influential in improving the lifespan and quality of life of Americans.”
Mark Peterson
Apr 11, 2025
KMIR -TV (NBC, Palm Springs)

New Survey Finds 2.6 Million Californians Experienced Acts of Hate in Just One Year

Findings come from an examination of California Health Interview Survey data by the California Civil Rights Department.
Ninez A. Ponce
Apr 10, 2025
Healthcare Brew

How the ACA has transformed healthcare — and what its future may hold

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Gerald Kominski was quoted extensively in this article about the history and impact of the Affordable Care Act.
Gerald F. Kominski
Apr 10, 2025
Axios San Diego

Report offers deeper look at hate incidents across California

California Health Interview Survey data showed that more than 2 million Californians experienced acts of hate between 2022 and 2023.
Ninez A. Ponce
Apr 07, 2025
Capital & Main

A Mother’s Battle to Protect Her Son’s Care

Gerald Kominski, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, explained the potential consequences Republicans could face if their efforts to cut federal spending to pay for tax cuts end up taking money from Medicaid, the program that provides health care for low-income people.
Gerald F. Kominski
Apr 02, 2025
San Diego Business Journal (paywall)

Care Solace Aiding Expanded Access to Mental Health Care

The article cites California Health Interview Survey data that showed more low-income adults in California reported serious psychological distress compared to high-income adults.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Mar 31, 2025
Washington Blade

On this Transgender Day of Visibility, we can’t allow this administration to erase us

This commentary lauds the longtime work of the California Health Interview Survey, among others, in data collection and preservation about trans people and their health.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Mar 26, 2025
Oakland Post

Oakland’s Most Vulnerable Neighborhoods Are Struggling to Eat and Stay Healthy

Data from the California Health Interview Survey was used in this story showing what neighborhoods in Oakland are most food insecure.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Mar 26, 2025
LAist

How SoCal Democrats and advocates are responding to threats to Medi-Cal

Mark A. Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided insights into what risks Congressional Republicans could face if they vote to cut funding for health care programs.
Mark Peterson