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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

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

Daily Bruin

Dec 02, 2025

How Californians worked to fight food insecurity amid delays in SNAP benefits

Susan Babey, director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, explained the disruption of CalFresh benefits caused by the government shutdown affected access to food as well as had cascade effects for families' finances.
Features: Susan H. Babey

Sacramento Bee

Oct 17, 2025

Low-Wage California families could lose CalFresh stores under USDA proposal

Susan H. Babey, director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted in a story about a proposed rule that could make it harder for low-income families to find groceries that accept CalFresh, or SNAP, benefits.

Features: Susan H. Babey

San Francisco Chronicle (paywall)

Mar 09, 2025

‘It’s like they are sending me to die’: Terminal California cancer patient fears deportation

Susan H. Babey, director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided expertise in this article about how in response to harsher rhetoric against immigrants, there was a decrease in use of public programs due to fear of disrupting their immigration status and immigrants were more likely to delay medical care or prescription refills.
Features: Susan H. Babey

Antelope Valley Press

Sep 21, 2024

Preventable hospitalizations high

The Antelope Valley has the second highest rate in preventable hospitalizations, behind South Los Angeles, according to a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study released earlier this year.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, Susan H. Babey, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Healthcare Finance

Jul 11, 2024

Blue Shield of California expands Wellvolution with new programs

Nearly half of California adults, including one out of every three young adults, have either prediabetes – a precursor to Type 2 diabetes – or undiagnosed diabetes, according to a [2016] study released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Features: Susan H. Babey, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

May 01, 2024

How Can Health Care Do Better for LGBTQ+ Patients?

A UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study about disparities in LGBTQ+ health care is cited as important reading in the promotion of an upcoming webinar about ways to improve health care for the LGBTQ+ community.
Features: Susan H. Babey, Joelle Wolstein, The California Endowment (TCE) Research Studies, LGBTQ Health

USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

Mar 18, 2024

Undocumented immigrants of all ages can now access Medi-Cal. Will they sign up and get care?

About one in four Californians are immigrants, and half are from Latin America. Nearly 10% of California’s workforce are undocumented. Nearly three times more Hispanics/Latinx (about 12%) compared to their white peers were uninsured in California, according to a 2020 report from UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Features: Shana Charles, Susan H. Babey, Joelle Wolstein, State of Health Insurance in California (SHIC), California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)