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Associated Press

College students, stressed about federal food aid uncertainty, look to campuses for support

AJ Scheitler, director of the Data Equity Center at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided important context about how college students and their academic success are affected by food insecurity.
young man looking into an empty refrigerator

ABC News

How Affordable Care Act subsidies became a sticking point in the government shutdown

Naomi Zewde, fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted in this article about explaining who might be affected most by the discontinuation of the Affordable Care Act subsidies. Syndicated on Yahoo, AOL.com, and dozens of ABC news affiliates.
African American boy getting a vaccine while being with his father at pediatrician's office.

AsAmNews

Why 1000’s of Asian American seniors skip basic healthcare

Riti Shimkhada, a senior research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, explained what effects the linguistic and cultural barriers to getting health care can do to older Asian adults, including things like not getting timely appointments, nor getting access to primary care or specialty care.
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LAist's "AirTalk" (89.3 FM KPCC)

Feb 10, 2026

In the face of federal funding cuts, LA County considers new sales tax to fill gap

Shana Charles, affiliate of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and an associate professor of public health at Cal State Fullerton, appeared on AirTalk to discuss a proposed sales tax hike in Los Angeles County that would be used to fund health care.
Features: Shana Charles

KTXL-TV/Fox40 (Sacramento)

Jan 29, 2026

Covered California enrollment ends Jan. 31

This story cited data about uninsured Californians from the California Simulation of Insurance Market, a model created by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and UC Berkeley Labor Center.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

Los Angeles Daily News

Jan 28, 2026

Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility temporarily vented gas to the atmosphere

The work of the UCLA Aliso Canyon Disaster Health Research Study team was referenced in this article about gas venting at the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility.
Features: Aliso Canyon Health Study

CalMatters

Jan 20, 2026

Suspicion looms over Aliso Canyon storage facility a decade after massive gas leak

In this guest commentary, a graduate student who grew up around the site of the largest uncontrolled release of toxic air pollutants from an underground gas storage facility in U.S. history, cites UCLA-led research in questioning why the Aliso Canyon facility remains open.
Features: Aliso Canyon Health Study

Healthline

Jan 19, 2026

Millions of Americans may lose their ACA plans. What are the alternatives?

Naomi Zewde, fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and an assistant professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, provided expertise on how the expiration of the Affordable Care Act subsidies could affect families.
Features: Naomi Zewde

KQED's The California Report Magazine

Jan 16, 2026

San José’s Batman, fighting for the unhoused, is the real life superhero ‘we need’

This story references a report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's Health Economics and Evaluation Research team about how a housing-first model improved long-term stability and health outcomes when paired with intensive case management and support services.
Features: Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program

Orange County Register

Jan 09, 2026

Hospital room building boom can't offset longterm need in Orange County (paywall)

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Dylan Roby discussed how everyone in Orange County, California, can benefit when new hospitals expand, even if the new beds are in areas already well-served by hospitals.
Features: Dylan H. Roby

Daily Bruin

Jan 08, 2026

Q&A: Ninez Ponce talks Asian American representation, equity in health care

UCLA Center for Health Policy Director Ninez Ponce was interviewed by the campus student newspaper about representation in health care, the California Health Interview Survey, and getting elected to the National Academy of Medicine,
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)