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KNX-FM — Medi-Cal enrollment down in the wake of federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants — April 10, 2026

Medi-Cal enrollment down in the wake of federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants — Medi-Cal enrollment down in the wake of federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants — April 10, 2026

Sue Babey, director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was interviewed about Medi-Cal disenrollment and why some eligible people are scared to enroll.
Features: Susan H. Babey

San Diego Voice & Viewpoint — Political playback: California capitol news you might have missed — April 7, 2026

Political playback: California capitol news you might have missed — Political playback: California capitol news you might have missed — April 7, 2026

California Health Interview Survey data showing that 18% of Black Californians have seriously considered suicide was cited in this story that was syndicated across California Black Media outlets.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

National Law Review — AB 1803: Proposed anti-hate speech workplace training requirements in California — April 1, 2026

AB 1803: Proposed anti-hate speech workplace training requirements in California — AB 1803: Proposed anti-hate speech workplace training requirements in California — April 1, 2026

This column examines how employers would need to alter state-mandated training to add proposed new requirements to include a component on anti-hate speech.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Capital & Main — The least-bad option: A county sales tax to save California health clinics — March 30, 2026

The least-bad option: A county sales tax to save California health clinics — The least-bad option: A county sales tax to save California health clinics — March 30, 2026

California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM) data showing that 3 million fewer Californians are expected to be enrolled in Medi-Cal by 2028 was cited in this story.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

ArchyNewsy — Anti-transgender violence and hate crimes: Data and trends — March 11, 2026

Anti-transgender violence and hate crimes: Data and trends — Anti-transgender violence and hate crimes: Data and trends — March 11, 2026

CHIS data showing that indicates that 19% of transgender adults experienced at least one hate act in the past year was cited in this story.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Univision 34 — Food insecurity among Latinos in Los Angeles County — March 18, 2026

Food insecurity among Latinos in Los Angeles County — Food insecurity among Latinos in Los Angeles County — March 18, 2026

Joelle Wolstein May, research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was interviewed on Univision 34 in Los Angeles, about what California Health Interview Survey data revealed about food insecurity among Latinx people in Los Angeles County and throughout California.
Features: Joelle Wolstein, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

U.S. News & World Report — Reckoning with state and federal cuts, L.A. safety-net clinics push for a new tax — March 10, 2026

Reckoning with state and federal cuts, L.A. safety-net clinics push for a new tax — Reckoning with state and federal cuts, L.A. safety-net clinics push for a new tax — March 10, 2026

Enrollment in Medi-Cal could drop by 3 million by 2028 as a result of the federal and state spending cuts, according to an analysis by CalSIM, a joint project of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the University of California-Berkeley Labor Center. Originally published by KFF Health News.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

American Diversity Report — DEI cutbacks and immigrant mental health — March 9, 2026

DEI cutbacks and immigrant mental health — DEI cutbacks and immigrant mental health — March 9, 2026

A UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study that showed that two-thirds of immigrants experiencing serious psychological distress did not receive treatment is cited.
Features: D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)