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Food insecurity among Latinos in Los Angeles County

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.
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Capital & Main

The least-bad option: A county sales tax to save California health clinics

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.
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U.S. News & World Report

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

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.
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Sacramento Observer

Jun 02, 2025

CA vs Hate teams up with San Francisco Giants and Oakland Roots

Data from the California Health Interview Survey about people's experiences with hate incidents was cited in this story about a Civil Rights Department initiative that establishes the state’s first multilingual hotline and online portal to anonymously report hate acts.

ProPublica

May 29, 2025

“The federal government is gone”: Under Trump, the fight against extremist violence is left up to the states

California Health Interview Survey data about hate incidents in California was cited in this story about how states are left on their own to collect important data as President Donald Trump guts the main federal office dedicated to preventing terrorism.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Calo News

May 28, 2025

Experts warn Newsom’s proposed Medi-Cal cuts could devastate Latino communities in SoCal

This story cites California Health Interview Survey data to demonstrate the potential impact of removing undocumented immigrants from Medi-Cal eligibility. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Arturo Vargas Bustamante is also quoted.
Features: Arturo Vargas Bustamante

CNBC

May 22, 2025

How UnitedHealthcare became the face of America’s health insurance frustrations

Dylan Roby, affiliate of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided expert commentary on why and how the nation's largest health insurer, UnitedHealth, has become subject to stinging criticism recently. “I think the company is certainly best in class when it comes to insurers, in terms of providing profits for shareholders,” said Roby. “But people on the consumer side probably say otherwise when it comes to their experience.” NBC News and nine NBC affiliates also published the story.
Features: Dylan H. Roby

California Healthline

May 19, 2025

Housing, nutrition in peril as Trump pulls back Medicaid social services

Mark Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, said the Trump administration is unwinding support for using Medicaid dollars for social drivers of health.
Features: Mark Peterson

CalMatters

May 14, 2025

Medi-Cal coverage of weight-loss drugs on chopping block under governor’s proposal

Data from the California Health Interview Survey was used to contextualize the scale of obesity among adult Californians, who could be affected if GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are no longer covered by the state's health insurance for lower-income residents.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KNX News (97.1 FM)

May 14, 2025

'Trump Slump': Gov. Newsom blames President Trump for CA's projected $12B budget deficit

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Maria-Elena Young was interviewed about Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to no longer provide Medi-Cal health insurance for undocumented immigrants in Calfornia.
Features: Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young

California Healthline

May 13, 2025

After promising universal health care, Gov. Newsom must reconsider immigrant coverage

Mark Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, said that the state's economic woes have likely forced the hand of California Gov. Gavin Newsom to cut health care for undocumented immigrants.
Features: Mark Peterson

Sacramento Bee

May 13, 2025

Millions of Californians experienced ‘act of hate,’ many at businesses, survey says (paywall)

Data from the California Health Interview Survey about hate incidents in California was included in this story. Ninez A. Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and principal investigator of CHIS, was quoted, along with Todd Hughes, director of the California Health Interview Survey.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)