Center in the News
May 14, 2025
KNX News (97.1 FM)
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Maria-Elena Young was interviewed about Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to no longer provide Medi-Cal health insurance for undocumented immigrants in Calfornia.
Maria-Elena Young
May 13, 2025
California Healthline
Mark Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, said that the state's economic woes have likely forced the hand of California Gov. Gavin Newsom to cut health care for undocumented immigrants.
Mark Peterson
May 13, 2025
Sacramento Bee (paywall)
Data from the California Health Interview Survey about hate incidents in California was included in this story. Ninez A. Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and principal investigator of CHIS, was quoted, along with Todd Hughes, director of the California Health Interview Survey.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Ninez A. Ponce
May 09, 2025
California Healthline
KFF Health News reporters analyzed data from the California Health Interview Survey and found that about 24% of adults used a combination of face-to-face and teletherapy in 2023, while roughly 23% got help exclusively in person, according to the survey of about 20,000 California households. Syndicates include: Los Angeles Times and OregonLive.com.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
May 07, 2025
American Community Media
California Health Interview Survey data on people's experiences with hate was cited in this story about a new program from the California Civil Rights Department.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
May 05, 2025
Capital & Main
This column cites data from the 2023 California Health Interview Survey that showed that nine of 20 adults in the state with low incomes reported “limited, uncertain or inconsistent” access to food. Also picked up by MSN.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Apr 28, 2025
Capital & Main
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 28, 2025
Daily Iowan
The University of Iowa newspaper cited California Health Interview Survey data about sexual activity among young adults.
Apr 15, 2025
NewsNation
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)
Findings come from an examination of California Health Interview Survey data by the California Civil Rights Department.
Ninez A. Ponce