Center in the News
Jun 18, 2025
KTLA
A report co-authored by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Maria-Elena de Trinidad Young was the focus of a story about how the state's economy could be affected by mass deportations. Picked up in several broadcast outlets across California, including CBS News Bay Area and ABC7 News, among others.
Maria-Elena Young
Jun 11, 2025
JD Supra
A UCLA Center for Health Policy Research evaluation is cited in this article that highlights California Medi-Cal Program’s whole-person centered care initiative.
Whole Person Care (WPC) Program Evaluation
Nadereh Pourat
Jun 11, 2025
Association of Health Care Journalists
Arturo Vargas Bustamante, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was a panelist at the Association for Health Care Journalists annual meeting. He shared his ideas about the economic consequences of removing undocumented immigrants from Medicaid.
Arturo Vargas Bustamante
Jun 02, 2025
Sacramento Observer
Data from the California Health Interview Survey about people's experiences with hate incidents was cited in this story about a Civil Rights Department initiative that establishes the state’s first multilingual hotline and online portal to anonymously report hate acts.
May 29, 2025
ProPublica
California Health Interview Survey data about hate incidents in California was cited in this story about how states are left on their own to collect important data as President Donald Trump guts the main federal office dedicated to preventing terrorism.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
May 28, 2025
Calo News
This story cites California Health Interview Survey data to demonstrate the potential impact of removing undocumented immigrants from Medi-Cal eligibility. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Arturo Vargas Bustamante is also quoted.
Arturo Vargas Bustamante
May 22, 2025
CNBC
Dylan Roby, affiliate of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided expert commentary on why and how the nation's largest health insurer, UnitedHealth, has become subject to stinging criticism recently. “I think the company is certainly best in class when it comes to insurers, in terms of providing profits for shareholders,” said Roby. “But people on the consumer side probably say otherwise when it comes to their experience.” NBC News and nine NBC affiliates also published the story.
Dylan H. Roby
May 20, 2025
California Black Media
Demonstrators cited hate incident data from the California Health Interview Survey in their rally at the state capitol in Sacramento. Also appeared on MSN.com.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
May 19, 2025
California Healthline
Mark Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, said the Trump administration is unwinding support for using Medicaid dollars for social drivers of health.
Mark Peterson
May 14, 2025
CalMatters
Data from the California Health Interview Survey was used to contextualize the scale of obesity among adult Californians, who could be affected if GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are no longer covered by the state's health insurance for lower-income residents.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)