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Univision 34

Food insecurity among Latinos in Los Angeles County

Joelle Wolstein May, research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was interviewed on Univision 34 in Los Angeles, about what California Health Interview Survey data revealed about food insecurity among Latinx people in Los Angeles County and throughout California.
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Capital & Main

The least-bad option: A county sales tax to save California health clinics

California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM) data showing that 3 million fewer Californians are expected to be enrolled in Medi-Cal by 2028 was cited in this story.
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U.S. News & World Report

Reckoning with state and federal cuts, L.A. safety-net clinics push for a new tax

Enrollment in Medi-Cal could drop by 3 million by 2028 as a result of the federal and state spending cuts, according to an analysis by CalSIM, a joint project of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the University of California-Berkeley Labor Center. Originally published by KFF Health News.
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Redding Record Searchlight

Apr 14, 2026

More Shasta students relying on food assistance to get enough to eat (paywall)

This story cites a report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research about how many college students in California who are experiencing food insecurity aren’t getting the assistance for which they're eligible.
Features: AJ Scheitler, Susan H. Babey, Tabashir Z. Nobari, Joelle Wolstein, Jarrod Erdman

Greater Good Magazine

Apr 14, 2026

How fear of separation is reshaping Latino families — and what communities can do

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Affiliate Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young was quoted in this article about how uncertainty influences immigrants' decisions about accessing health care and their futures overall.
Features: Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young

Healthcare Brew

Apr 09, 2026

Where ACA marketplace enrollees stand post-premium tax credits

Nadereh Pourat, associate center director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in this story examining the impacts of the expiration of the Affordable Care Act's tax credits.
Features: Nadereh Pourat

Los Angeles Times

Apr 09, 2026

Medi-Cal immigrant enrollment is dropping. Researchers point to Trump’s policies (paywall)

Sue Babey, director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided expertise in this story about Medi-Cal enrollment declines in California. This story was originally written by KFF Health News.
Features: Susan H. Babey

KNX-FM

Apr 09, 2026

Medi-Cal enrollment down in the wake of federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants

Sue Babey, director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was interviewed about Medi-Cal disenrollment and why some eligible people are scared to enroll.
Features: Susan H. Babey

San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

Apr 06, 2026

Political playback: California capitol news you might have missed

California Health Interview Survey data showing that 18% of Black Californians have seriously considered suicide was cited in this story that was syndicated across California Black Media outlets.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

National Law Review

Mar 31, 2026

AB 1803: Proposed anti-hate speech workplace training requirements in California

This column examines how employers would need to alter state-mandated training to add proposed new requirements to include a component on anti-hate speech.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Capital & Main

Mar 26, 2026

The least-bad option: A county sales tax to save California health clinics

California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM) data showing that 3 million fewer Californians are expected to be enrolled in Medi-Cal by 2028 was cited in this story.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)