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Chicago Tribune (paywall) — A Chicagoan’s journey through incarceration, deportation and the fight for ‘A New Path’ — February 10, 2025

A Chicagoan’s journey through incarceration, deportation and the fight for ‘A New Path’ — A Chicagoan’s journey through incarceration, deportation and the fight for ‘A New Path’ — February 10, 2025

Maria-Elena Young, a faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and assistant professor of public health at UC Merced, provided context on how President Trump’s immigration policies can add paranoia to every aspect of life for people without U.S. citizenship. “The way our immigration laws work in this country is that they function essentially to criminalize (noncitizen) peoples’ day-to-day activities.”
Features: Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young

Cato Institute — The Health and Employment Effects of Employer Vaccination Mandates — February 6, 2025

The Health and Employment Effects of Employer Vaccination Mandates — The Health and Employment Effects of Employer Vaccination Mandates — February 6, 2025

Ashvin Gandi and his co-authors describe their study that showed that during the pandemic employer vaccine mandates significantly increased the number of staff at nursing homes who became vaccinated, which had life-saving effects on the health of nursing home residents.
Features: Ashvin Gandhi

The Well News — California, US, Need to Improve Public Nutrition (commentary) — February 5, 2025

California, US, Need to Improve Public Nutrition (commentary) — California, US, Need to Improve Public Nutrition (commentary) — February 5, 2025

This commentary cites California Health Interview Survey about rising obesity rates in California to illustrate the urgent need to reform nutrition programs in the United States.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Overweight and Obesity , Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program

Newsweek — Health Care Premiums Will Go Up in 2025, Experts Say — February 3, 2025

Health Care Premiums Will Go Up in 2025, Experts Say — Health Care Premiums Will Go Up in 2025, Experts Say — February 3, 2025

Associate Center Director Nadereh Pourat said that consolidation in the health care market is usually associated with increasing costs and subsequent increases in premiums.
Features: Nadereh Pourat

Los Angeles Times — Federal judge blocks White House freeze on ‘financial assistance’ amid anger, confusion — January 29, 2025

Federal judge blocks White House freeze on ‘financial assistance’ amid anger, confusion — Federal judge blocks White House freeze on ‘financial assistance’ amid anger, confusion — January 29, 2025

Mark A. Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, offered helpful context about the Trump administration's executive order to freeze federal funding of a wide range of programs.
Features: Mark Peterson

California Black Media — Finding the Right Doctor: Black Californians Weigh the Burden and Benefits — January 27, 2025

Finding the Right Doctor: Black Californians Weigh the Burden and Benefits — Finding the Right Doctor: Black Californians Weigh the Burden and Benefits — January 27, 2025

Data from the California Health Interview Survey showed that one in four Black respondents said they could have received better medical care if they were a different race or ethnicity.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

California Healthline (KFF Health News) — Covered California Hits Record Enrollment, but Key Subsidies in Jeopardy — January 22, 2025

Covered California Hits Record Enrollment, but Key Subsidies in Jeopardy — Covered California Hits Record Enrollment, but Key Subsidies in Jeopardy — January 22, 2025

Dylan Roby, faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, remains cautiously optimistic that federal health insurance subsidies will remain in place under the new presidential administration because enrollment in marketplace plans is especially high in Republican-controlled states that have not expanded Medicaid.
Features: Dylan H. Roby

WebMD — Wildfires and Mental Health: Community First, Then Therapy — January 30, 2025

Wildfires and Mental Health: Community First, Then Therapy — Wildfires and Mental Health: Community First, Then Therapy — January 30, 2025

Data from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey was cited in an article about the mental health impact of wildfires and climate change.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KQED's "Forum" — California Health Programs At Risk Under Trump 2.0 — January 17, 2025

California Health Programs At Risk Under Trump 2.0 — California Health Programs At Risk Under Trump 2.0 — January 17, 2025

Mark A. Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and a professor of public policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, West, provided insights into what’s motivating the Republican ideas, past attempts to revamp health care, and what’s at stake this year.
Features: Mark Peterson