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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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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

Capital & Main

Mar 06, 2025

How Fear Becomes a Birthright

Arturo Vargas Bustamante, a senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, discussed his recent policy brief that focused on how President Trump's executive order overturning birthright citizenship creates fear among immigrants.
Features: Arturo Vargas Bustamante

Daily Bruin

Feb 27, 2025

UCLA study finds greater health inequities exist in minority communities

Ninez Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and principal investigator of the center's California Health Interview Survey, provides insight into some of the key findings from the most recent edition. “Measurement is what detects where the needs are, and then policies can help shape programs,” Ponce said.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce

ABC News

Feb 27, 2025

Who could be impacted if GOP makes cuts to Medicaid funding?

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Mark A. Peterson said of possible Medicaid cuts: "If they were to try to fill in, they either have to raise taxes significantly, which is not likely to happen, or they would have to cut, say, their next major spending category, which is also not likely. And even very wealthy states, like California, for instance, have been going through their own budget struggles. So, it's not as though they're sitting on a pile of money that's ready to reallocate. There would be extremely serious budgetary consequences."
Features: Mark Peterson

MB News (Manhattan Beach)

Feb 24, 2025

How Are We Doing, Manhattan Beach?

Data from the California Health Interview Survey was used in compiling the 2025-2028 Beach Cities Health District Community Health Report, which examined health and well-being in the cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

TechTarget (registration required)

Feb 21, 2025

Non-English speakers face multiple barriers to video visits

This story cited 2021 California Health Interview Survey data showing that that patients with limited English proficiency were less likely to report telehealth use and more likely to rate video visit experience as worse than in-person appointments.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Capital & Main

Feb 18, 2025

The Radio Show Taking on California’s Youth Mental Health Crisis

This story cites 2019 California Health Interview Survey data about differences between girls' and boys' experiences with serious psychological distress.
Features: D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Mental Health Program

KUSI (Fox 5, San Diego)

Feb 18, 2025

Alarming health disparities found within San Diego’s AANHPI community: report

30% of Asian Americans in California reported having difficulty accessing health services, according to California Health Interview Survey data used in a 2024 report by AAPI Data and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AAPI Data Project

Orange County Register (paywall)

Feb 13, 2025

My middle-schooler started Ozempic. I am not a failure at parenting!

California Health Interview Survey data about adolescent obesity was cited in this column the value of prescription weight loss drugs in combatting a serious health problem facing youth.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

LAist

Feb 13, 2025

CalFresh has been temporarily expanded for fire victims who are undocumented

Research and data from the California Health Interview Survey were cited in a news story showing how vulnerable undocumented children in California are to food insecurity, and how they could especially benefit for expanded access to CalFresh assistance in the wake of the Los Angeles fires.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Food Insecurity