Jul 30, 2025
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Ashvin Gandhi co-authored a study shows how the cost-saving measure of soft spending caps in Medicare disproportionately affected affect racialized minorities and low-income people the most.
Jul 29, 2025
Garen Corbett, executive director of the California Health Benefits Review Program and affiliate of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted in this article about CalPERS choosing CVS Caremark as its new pharmacy benefit manager.
Jul 28, 2025
Naomi Zewde, fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, spoke to Planet Money's "The Indicator" podcast about the federally funded $1,000 accounts for newborns in the recently adopted budget and how they measure up to baby bonds in addressing wealth inequality.
Jul 24, 2025
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Arturo Vargas Bustamante was quoted in this column about how immigrants bolster the strength of health insurance marketplace plans.
Jul 23, 2025
This piece focuses on a recent study conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research that used pooled data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to reveal alarming rates of psychological distress among American Indian and Alaska Native adults in California. Also picked up in Medical Xpress and Mirage News.
Jul 07, 2025
A study based on California Health Interview Survey data about the availability of regular child care (and lack of it) for kids in the state was cited in this article.
Jul 02, 2025
This article cites California Health Interview Survey data about hate incidents in the state, as well as a California Civil Rights Department report called “Hate Crimes Across California,” that was produced in partnership with the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Jul 01, 2025
In appearance on the public radio show "AirTalk," UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Maria-Elena de Trinidad Young spoke about a recent study she co-authored that projected the economic impact of mass deportations on California's economy. The estimated cost: $275 billion in gross domestic product. Also covered in the Fresno Bee.
Jun 24, 2025
Arturo Vargas Bustamante, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, discussed the importance of the new Latino Climate and Health Dashboard, which provides critical insights amid escalating public health concerns linked to the places where climate change and the Trump administration’s recent immigration policy actions intersect. The Verge also covered this.
Jun 24, 2025
California Health Interview Survey data is cited in this newsletter in an item about how California lawmakers are moving to cut Medicaid coverage of some expensive weight loss drugs, like Wegovy and Zepbound, to reduce the state's budget deficit.