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Trump is praising RFK Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again’ plan. Scientists are worried

In order to stop the fluoridation of water from a federal standpoint, “Congress would have to pass a law outlawing the use of fluoridation or perhaps the EPA would have to put fluoridation of water on a dangerous chemical list,” says Gerald Kominski, Ph.D., senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. But Kominski says that Kennedy may have influence “through public persuasion and the authority of whatever position he might have to encourage municipalities to go ahead and stop using fluoride.”
Gerald F. Kominski
Los Angeles Times

Food, fluoride and funding: How a new Trump term might affect health in California

Gerald Kominski, a senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and Mark Peterson, also a senior fellow at UCLA CHPR, were quoted in the L.A. Times about how things related to health care might change under the second Trump administration.
Gerald F. Kominski, Mark Peterson
Daily Bruin

Inflation, immigration, heath care: Presidential race revolves around key issues

Mark Peterson, a senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, said many voters are worried about the high cost of health care, which has partially resulted from the 2022 inflation spike. “It’s not deciding whether or not you’re going to see a movie, or going to buy that particularly nice meal in the restaurant,” he said. “You may really need something.”
Mark Peterson
KEYT-TV and KKFX-CD (Santa Barbara and Santa Maria)

Covered California starts 12th open enrollment period with new informational campaign and increased financial assistance

In a story about the open enrollment period for Covered California, TV news cited CalSIM, a model created by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, to show how many Californians qualify for subsidies through Covered California (591,000) or are eligible for Medi-Cal coverage (675,000).
California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)
KFF Health News

California expanded Medi-cal to unauthorized residents. The results are mixed

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. Often those dentists limit the number of Medi-Cal patients they will see; only 15% of adult enrollees might get dental care in a given year.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Crossings TV (Asian-focused broadcast outlet and syndicator)

Secretary Xavier Becerra Joins Covered California to Launch Its “Let’s Talk Health” Campaign as Open Enrollment Begins Nov. 1

The need for help and information about Covered California is even greater when English is a second language. According to data from UCLA’s California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), approximately 2 million Californians have limited English proficiency, and they are more than twice as likely to be uninsured. (Syndicated in 5 additional outlets.)
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Ninez A. Ponce
Peninsula Press

Historically allied CA healthcare groups split over proposition 35

Riti Shimkhada, a senior research scientist at UCLA’s Center for Health Policy research was quoted in an article explaining California ballot Proposition 35, which is related to funding for Medi-Cal.
Riti Shimkhada
Tri-County Sentry (Ventura)

Oxnard youths behind State health stats

According to the California Health Interview Survey, 60% of 18 to 34-year-olds say they have excellent or very good health. The percentage is only around half in Oxnard.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Daily Bruin

Experts discuss details, implications of 2 health care propositions on the ballot

Two people from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research – Naomi Zewde and Riti Shimkhada – were quoted in a Daily Bruin article about health care-related propositions on the ballot in California.
Naomi Zewde, Riti Shimkhada
Generations Now (American Society on Aging)

Data Should Drive Efforts to Improve Aging

This column in the American Society on Aging's online magazine touts the importance of working with key data sources like the California Health Interview Survey to bolster data collection efforts when building data dashboards.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)