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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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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)

KFF Health News

Jan 06, 2026

On the hook for uninsured residents, counties now wonder how they’ll pay

Nadereh Pourate, associate center director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, shared expertise about how county governments are going to have to make difficult choices when it comes to responding to President Trump's budget, which could result in 10 million newly uninsured patients over the next decade.
Features: Nadereh Pourat

The Center Square

Dec 26, 2025

California second in nation for child care costs, study shows

Data for the California Health Interview Survey was cited in this story about California's high child care costs.
Features: Nicole Lordi, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KCBS radio

Dec 22, 2025

Health care premiums are set to increase going into the new year

UCLA Center for Health Policy affiliate Dylan Roby shared his expertise on how the expiration of the Affordable Care Act subsidies could affect the number of people who have health insurance in California and which people are most vulnerable — those who earn the least.
Features: Dylan H. Roby

McKnights Long-Term Care News

Dec 15, 2025

Shaking up timing of nursing home surveys would save patient lives: study

A new study led by Ashvin Gandhi, affiliate of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, showing that more sporadic, less evenly spaced inspections of nursing homes was nearly as effective in protecting patient safety as conducting more surveys overall was the focus of this article.
Features: Ashvin Gandhi

Capital & Main

Dec 12, 2025

They power the U.S. economy, but will struggle to afford health care

Dylan Roby, faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and professor at the UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, provided preliminary estimates of how many people may drop out of the Covered California marketplace because their premium subsidies expire.
Features: Dylan H. Roby, California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

Dec 03, 2025

The gaps in care: What SoCal Chinese mothers reveal about a system still learning to listen

This story references a report published jointly by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and AAPI Data that used California Health Interview Survey data to conduct a community analysis of mental health experiences of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in California.
Features: AAPI Data Project, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)