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‘It’s triage’: California’s next governor will face destabilizing surge in uninsured

Data about how many more Californians could become uninsured by 2030 from a report by the California Simulation of Insurance Markets, a joint project of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the UC Berkeley Labor Center, is cited in this story.
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Golden State

Prop. 44 purports to improve healthcare. It could actually make it worse

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Director Ninez Ponce offered expert commentary in this story about the importance of community health clinics having "some measure of freedom to spend revenue on care for their high-needs populations."
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CalMatters

Medicaid cuts stand to hit everyone (yes, even you). Here’s why

Nadereh Pourat, an associate center director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided expert commentary on how cuts to Medi-Cal could affect the financial outlook for California hospitals.
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Newsweek

Feb 01, 2025

Health Care Premiums Will Go Up in 2025, Experts Say

Associate Center Director Nadereh Pourat said that consolidation in the health care market is usually associated with increasing costs and subsequent increases in premiums.
Features: Nadereh Pourat

Los Angeles Times

Jan 28, 2025

Federal judge blocks White House freeze on ‘financial assistance’ amid anger, confusion

Mark A. Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, offered helpful context about the Trump administration's executive order to freeze federal funding of a wide range of programs.
Features: Mark Peterson

California Black Media

Jan 27, 2025

Finding the Right Doctor: Black Californians Weigh the Burden and Benefits

Data from the California Health Interview Survey showed that one in four Black respondents said they could have received better medical care if they were a different race or ethnicity.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

WebMD

Jan 22, 2025

Wildfires and Mental Health: Community First, Then Therapy

Data from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey was cited in an article about the mental health impact of wildfires and climate change.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

California Healthline (KFF Health News)

Jan 22, 2025

Covered California Hits Record Enrollment, but Key Subsidies in Jeopardy

Dylan Roby, faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, remains cautiously optimistic that federal health insurance subsidies will remain in place under the new presidential administration because enrollment in marketplace plans is especially high in Republican-controlled states that have not expanded Medicaid.
Features: Dylan H. Roby

KQED's "Forum"

Jan 13, 2025

California Health Programs At Risk Under Trump 2.0

Mark A. Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and a professor of public policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, West, provided insights into what’s motivating the Republican ideas, past attempts to revamp health care, and what’s at stake this year.
Features: Mark Peterson

California Healthline

Jan 10, 2025

Climate Change Threatens the Mental Well-Being of Youths. Here’s How To Help Them Cope.

Vickie May, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, points out that even crises can become opportunities for people to learn to become advocates or activists.
Features: Vickie Mays

California Healthline

Jan 06, 2025

Health Care Is Newsom’s Biggest Unfinished Project. Trump Complicates That Task.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Mark Peterson provided his thoughts about how political bias can distort facts related to health care funding for immigrants.
Features: Mark Peterson

Imperial Valley Press (El Centro)

Jan 02, 2025

Study on Imperial County's challenges with women’s well-being

Data from the California Health Interview Survey was used in creating the 2024 California Women’s Well-Being Index.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

North State Public Radio

Dec 27, 2024

Covered California urges North State residents to enroll for health care insurance

Data from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) explain the magnitude of impact that signing up eligible people for Medi-Cal coverage could have in the northern parts of California.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)