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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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Orange County Register

Feb 26, 2026

CalOptima reports steep membership drop as providers brace for surge in uninsured patients (paywall)

Data from a new report from the California Simulation of Insurance Markets, produced by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and UC Berkeley Labor Center, is cited in this story.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

The Daily Overview

Feb 17, 2026

22 million older Americans live solo with no kids and are being crushed by rising costs

Data from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's Elder Index was cited in this story about how millions of older Americans living alone with no children deal with financial precarity.
Features: Kathryn G. Kietzman, D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, California Elder Index

Sonoma Sun

Feb 16, 2026

Under pressure: Mental wellness, access, and systems of care for women and girls in Sonoma County

This recap of a Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women panel references the definition of “serious psychological episode” used by the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Schwulissimo Magazine (Germany)

Feb 16, 2026

More and more women in the community are arming themselves out of fear

A German lifestyle magazine for gay men referenced a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study about firearm ownership along LGB people in the United States.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Food Bank News

Feb 11, 2026

Small advocacy win would have big impact

This story is about how and why the San Francisco Marin Food Bank is asking California state government for $300,000 to fund the inclusion of food insecurity questions in the California Health Interview Survey.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The Guardsman (San Francisco City College)

Feb 11, 2026

Student hunger is a policy choice

This story cited a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study about food insecurity among college students in California.
Features: AJ Scheitler

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