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Univision 34

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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The People's Vanguard of Davis

Mar 07, 2026

Millions of Californians witness or experience hate crimes, report finds

This story features data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) on the prevalence of hate acts in the state. According to the report, an estimated 8 percent of Californians over the age of 12 — roughly 2.6 million people — experienced at least one act of hate within a one-year period between 2022 and 2023.
Features: Alex J. Bates, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Orange County Register

Feb 26, 2026

CalOptima reports steep membership drop as providers brace for surge in uninsured patients (paywall)

Data from a new report from the California Simulation of Insurance Markets, produced by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and UC Berkeley Labor Center, is cited in this story.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

The Daily Overview

Feb 17, 2026

22 million older Americans live solo with no kids and are being crushed by rising costs

Data from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's Elder Index was cited in this story about how millions of older Americans living alone with no children deal with financial precarity.
Features: Kathryn G. Kietzman, D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, California Elder Index™ (CEI)

Sonoma Sun

Feb 16, 2026

Under pressure: Mental wellness, access, and systems of care for women and girls in Sonoma County

This recap of a Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women panel references the definition of “serious psychological episode” used by the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Schwulissimo Magazine (Germany)

Feb 16, 2026

More and more women in the community are arming themselves out of fear

A German lifestyle magazine for gay men referenced a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study about firearm ownership along LGB people in the United States.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Food Bank News

Feb 11, 2026

Small advocacy win would have big impact

This story is about how and why the San Francisco Marin Food Bank is asking California state government for $300,000 to fund the inclusion of food insecurity questions in the California Health Interview Survey.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The Guardsman (San Francisco City College)

Feb 11, 2026

Student hunger is a policy choice

This story cited a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study about food insecurity among college students in California.
Features: AJ Scheitler

LAist's "AirTalk" (89.3 FM KPCC)

Feb 10, 2026

In the face of federal funding cuts, LA County considers new sales tax to fill gap

Shana Charles, affiliate of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and an associate professor of public health at Cal State Fullerton, appeared on AirTalk to discuss a proposed sales tax hike in Los Angeles County that would be used to fund health care.
Features: Shana Charles

KTXL-TV/Fox40 (Sacramento)

Jan 29, 2026

Covered California enrollment ends Jan. 31

This story cited data about uninsured Californians from the California Simulation of Insurance Market, a model created by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and UC Berkeley Labor Center.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)