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SmartBrief — Experts: Immigration enforcement affects public health, access to care — August 7, 2026
Aug 05, 2026
Experts: Immigration enforcement affects public health, access to care — SmartBrief — August 7, 2026
Maria-Elena Young, a faculty affiliate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided expertise in this article about immigration enforcement harms immigrants' health and affects their access to and utilization of healthcare.
Aug 05, 2026
Data from the California Health Interview Survey was cited in this story about a study that showed adult marijuana use in California remained largely stable following the legalization of licensed recreational sales. The study by UC San Diego researchers was also written about in the German publication Hanf Magazin.
Aug 04, 2026
Mark Peterson, senior fellow at UCLA’s Center for Health Policy Research, provided expert commentary in a new CalMatters documentary about the fight to preserve healthcare funding in California.
Aug 04, 2026
Nadereh Pourat, an associate director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and faculty affiliate Dylan Roby were both quoted in this story as experts on health insurance affordability.
Jul 31, 2026
Mark A. Peterson, professor of public policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, shared his expertise on how California U.S. Senate candidate Xavier Becerra's record as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary might affect his campaign in the eyes of voters.
Jul 22, 2026
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Mark A. Peterson provided expert commentary about the medical freedom movement and the need for clear communication between doctors and their patients.
Jul 20, 2026
This news story cites data from the California Health Interview Survey that shows Latino caregivers are more likely than their non-Hispanic white peers to live with the person they care for, care for more than two care recipients, and dedicate more hours per week to caregiving.
Jul 15, 2026
This news story cites a report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the UC Berkeley Labor Center that projected how many Californians could lose health insurance coverage as a result of the 2025 federal budget, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Jul 06, 2026
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) was cited in this story about the city of Long Beach’s 2025 Community Health Assessment, which drew on data from the UCLA CHPR along with other sources to create the 142-page report.
Jun 29, 2026
California Health Interview Survey data showing that 6.7% of people who gambled in the previous year reported symptoms of problem gambling was cited in this story.