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KFF Health News

‘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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Los Angeles Times

Apr 09, 2026

Medi-Cal immigrant enrollment is dropping. Researchers point to Trump’s policies (paywall)

Sue Babey, director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided expertise in this story about Medi-Cal enrollment declines in California. This story was originally written by KFF Health News.
Features: Susan H. Babey

KNX-FM

Apr 09, 2026

Medi-Cal enrollment down in the wake of federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants

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

Apr 06, 2026

Political playback: California capitol news you might have missed

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)

Orange County Register

Apr 04, 2026

An uninsurance bomb is about to go off, and it will touch Orange County

This column cites CalSIM data about how many people could lose Medi-Cal health insurance in the next two years.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

National Law Review

Mar 31, 2026

AB 1803: Proposed anti-hate speech workplace training requirements in California

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

Mar 26, 2026

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.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

ArchyNewsy

Mar 11, 2026

Anti-transgender violence and hate crimes: Data and trends

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)

Sacramento Observer

Mar 10, 2026

With California anti-hate program set to end, report warns Black Californians remain most targeted group

This story cites California Health Interview Survey data that showed nearly 3.1 million Californians experienced a hate act in the year prior to being surveyed.
Features: Alex J. Bates, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Univision 34

Mar 09, 2026

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.
Features: Joelle Wolstein, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

U.S. News & World Report

Mar 09, 2026

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.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)