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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

The Center Square

Dec 26, 2025

California second in nation for child care costs, study shows

Data for the California Health Interview Survey was cited in this story about California's high child care costs.
Features: Nicole Lordi, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KCBS radio

Dec 22, 2025

Health care premiums are set to increase going into the new year

UCLA Center for Health Policy affiliate Dylan Roby shared his expertise on how the expiration of the Affordable Care Act subsidies could affect the number of people who have health insurance in California and which people are most vulnerable — those who earn the least.
Features: Dylan H. Roby

McKnights Long-Term Care News

Dec 15, 2025

Shaking up timing of nursing home surveys would save patient lives: study

A new study led by Ashvin Gandhi, affiliate of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, showing that more sporadic, less evenly spaced inspections of nursing homes was nearly as effective in protecting patient safety as conducting more surveys overall was the focus of this article.
Features: Ashvin Gandhi

Capital & Main

Dec 12, 2025

They power the U.S. economy, but will struggle to afford health care

Dylan Roby, faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and professor at the UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, provided preliminary estimates of how many people may drop out of the Covered California marketplace because their premium subsidies expire.
Features: Dylan H. Roby, California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

Dec 03, 2025

The gaps in care: What SoCal Chinese mothers reveal about a system still learning to listen

This story references a report published jointly by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and AAPI Data that used California Health Interview Survey data to conduct a community analysis of mental health experiences of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in California.
Features: AAPI Data Project, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Diablo Valley College Inquirer

Dec 02, 2025

As call for food resources escalates, DVC answers with various approaches

Data from a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study about food insecurity and hunger among California community college students was cited in the Diablo Valley College campus newspaper.
Features: AJ Scheitler

Daily Bruin

Dec 02, 2025

How Californians worked to fight food insecurity amid delays in SNAP benefits

Susan Babey, director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, explained the disruption of CalFresh benefits caused by the government shutdown affected access to food as well as had cascade effects for families' finances.
Features: Susan H. Babey

CalMatters

Dec 01, 2025

‘They still need care’: Why California migrant workers are avoiding medical clinics

Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young, assistant professor of public health at UC Merced and an affiliate of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, explained how cuts to federal Medicaid (known as Medi-Cal in California) could affect California farmworkers.
Features: Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young