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Associated Press

College students, stressed about federal food aid uncertainty, look to campuses for support

AJ Scheitler, director of the Data Equity Center at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided important context about how college students and their academic success are affected by food insecurity.
young man looking into an empty refrigerator

ABC News

How Affordable Care Act subsidies became a sticking point in the government shutdown

Naomi Zewde, fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted in this article about explaining who might be affected most by the discontinuation of the Affordable Care Act subsidies. Syndicated on Yahoo, AOL.com, and dozens of ABC news affiliates.
African American boy getting a vaccine while being with his father at pediatrician's office.

AsAmNews

Why 1000’s of Asian American seniors skip basic healthcare

Riti Shimkhada, a senior research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, explained what effects the linguistic and cultural barriers to getting health care can do to older Asian adults, including things like not getting timely appointments, nor getting access to primary care or specialty care.
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KFF Health News

Jan 06, 2026

On the hook for uninsured residents, counties now wonder how they’ll pay

Nadereh Pourate, associate center director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, shared expertise about how county governments are going to have to make difficult choices when it comes to responding to President Trump's budget, which could result in 10 million newly uninsured patients over the next decade.
Features: Nadereh Pourat

JD Supra

Jun 11, 2025

California’s bold experiment with Whole-Person Centered care: Has it worked?

A UCLA Center for Health Policy Research evaluation is cited in this article that highlights California Medi-Cal Program’s whole-person centered care initiative.
Features: Nadereh Pourat, Whole Person Care (WPC) Program Evaluation

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

FOX 40 (KTXL Sacramento)

Nov 26, 2024

Sutter Health approved for expansive Folsom campus

Data from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's evaluation of California's Whole Person Care program were cited in a television news report about Sutter Health expanding its medical offerings in Folsom and the surrounding foothills.
Features: Nadereh Pourat, Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program, Whole Person Care (WPC) Program Evaluation

KFF Health News

Aug 07, 2024

Medi-Cal’s Dental Care Gap: Getting a Tooth Pulled Is Easy — Much Harder To Get an Implant

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that 21% of California dentists saw Medi-Cal patients of all ages, according to data from 2019 to 2021. Also published on California Health Line.
Features: Nadereh Pourat, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Quad-City Times (Illinois-Iowa)

Jul 13, 2024

12 Quad-Cities organizations to receive funds through Emergency Food and Shelter Program (paywall)

A 2021 report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research showed enrollees reported 45 fewer hospital stays and 130 fewer emergency room visits per 1,000 beneficiaries per year.

Features: Nadereh Pourat, Whole Person Care (WPC) Program Evaluation, Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program

Planetizen

Jun 13, 2024

‘Parks After Dark’ Helps LA County Communities Thrive

Story on Planetizen about the Los Angeles County Parks After Dark program cites a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research evaluation of the program's outcomes and benefits.
Features: Nadereh Pourat, Los Angeles County Parks After Dark (PAD) Evaluation, Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program