Center in the News List
Nov 15, 2024
According to a study published last year by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the percentage of immigrant adults in California with “serious psychological distress” increased by 50% between 2015 and 2021. The study defines serious psychological distress as severe, diagnosable mental health conditions, like depression and anxiety.
Fortune
Nov 13, 2024
Trump is praising RFK Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again’ plan. Scientists are worried
In order to stop the fluoridation of water from a federal standpoint, “Congress would have to pass a law outlawing the use of fluoridation or perhaps the EPA would have to put fluoridation of water on a dangerous chemical list,” says Gerald Kominski, Ph.D., senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. But Kominski says that Kennedy may have influence “through public persuasion and the authority of whatever position he might have to encourage municipalities to go ahead and stop using fluoride.”
Nov 08, 2024
Gerald Kominski, a senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and Mark Peterson, also a senior fellow at UCLA CHPR, were quoted in the L.A. Times about how things related to health care might change under the second Trump administration.
Nov 04, 2024
Mark Peterson, a senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, said many voters are worried about the high cost of health care, which has partially resulted from the 2022 inflation spike. “It’s not deciding whether or not you’re going to see a movie, or going to buy that particularly nice meal in the restaurant,” he said. “You may really need something.”
Nov 01, 2024
In a story about the open enrollment period for Covered California, TV news cited CalSIM, a model created by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, to show how many Californians qualify for subsidies through Covered California (591,000) or are eligible for Medi-Cal coverage (675,000).
Nov 01, 2024
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that 21% of California dentists saw Medi-Cal patients of all ages, according to data from 2019 to 2021. Often those dentists limit the number of Medi-Cal patients they will see; only 15% of adult enrollees might get dental care in a given year.
Nov 01, 2024
The need for help and information about Covered California is even greater when English is a second language. According to data from UCLA’s California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), approximately 2 million Californians have limited English proficiency, and they are more than twice as likely to be uninsured. (Syndicated in 5 additional outlets.)
Oct 28, 2024
Riti Shimkhada, a senior research scientist at UCLA’s Center for Health Policy research was quoted in an article explaining California ballot Proposition 35, which is related to funding for Medi-Cal.
Oct 25, 2024
Oxnard youths behind State health stats — Oxnard youths behind State health stats — November 4, 2024
According to the California Health Interview Survey, 60% of 18 to 34-year-olds say they have excellent or very good health. The percentage is only around half in Oxnard.
Oct 24, 2024
Two people from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research – Naomi Zewde and Riti Shimkhada – were quoted in a Daily Bruin article about health care-related propositions on the ballot in California.