Center in the News
Jul 30, 2025
UCLA Anderson Review
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Ashvin Gandhi co-authored a study shows how the cost-saving measure of soft spending caps in Medicare disproportionately affected affect racialized minorities and low-income people the most.
Ashvin Gandhi
Jul 28, 2025
NPR's Planet Money: The Indicator (podcast)
Naomi Zewde, fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, spoke to Planet Money's "The Indicator" podcast about the federally funded $1,000 accounts for newborns in the recently adopted budget and how they measure up to baby bonds in addressing wealth inequality.
Naomi Zewde
Jul 24, 2025
California Healthline
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Arturo Vargas Bustamante was quoted in this column about how immigrants bolster the strength of health insurance marketplace plans.
Arturo Vargas Bustamante
Jul 23, 2025
Life Technology
This piece focuses on a recent study conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research that used pooled data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to reveal alarming rates of psychological distress among American Indian and Alaska Native adults in California. Also picked up in Medical Xpress and Mirage News.
D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto
Jul 07, 2025
LAist
A study based on California Health Interview Survey data about the availability of regular child care (and lack of it) for kids in the state was cited in this article.
Jul 02, 2025
Los Angeles Wave
This article cites California Health Interview Survey data about hate incidents in the state, as well as a California Civil Rights Department report called “Hate Crimes Across California,” that was produced in partnership with the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Ninez A. Ponce
Jul 01, 2025
LAist
In appearance on the public radio show "AirTalk," UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Maria-Elena de Trinidad Young spoke about a recent study she co-authored that projected the economic impact of mass deportations on California's economy. The estimated cost: $275 billion in gross domestic product. Also covered in the Fresno Bee.
Maria-Elena Young
Jun 24, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Arturo Vargas Bustamante, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, discussed the importance of the new Latino Climate and Health Dashboard, which provides critical insights amid escalating public health concerns linked to the places where climate change and the Trump administration’s recent immigration policy actions intersect. The Verge also covered this.
Arturo Vargas Bustamante
Jun 24, 2025
Stat+ Pharmalot Newsletter (paywall)
California Health Interview Survey data is cited in this newsletter in an item about how California lawmakers are moving to cut Medicaid coverage of some expensive weight loss drugs, like Wegovy and Zepbound, to reduce the state's budget deficit.
Jun 24, 2025
The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
Pride 2025: Black LGBTQ+ Californians lean on history — and each other — in the face of growing hate
Data about Californians' experiences with hate incidents from the 2023 California Health Interview Survey that showed that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and pansexual (12%) and transgender (19%) adults were more likely to experience hate than Californians overall was cited. Syndicated across outlets that are part of California Black Media.