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The San Diego Union Tribue — San Diego County hires its inaugural chief geriatric officer to oversee care for region's aging population — March 10, 2023

San Diego County hires its inaugural chief geriatric officer to oversee care for region's aging population — The San Diego Union Tribue — March 10, 2023

In a California Health Interview Survey prepared by the county, 41.8 percent of San Diego residents age 65 and older had an income of 50k or less in 2021.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Prism — Support for farmworkers is an essential part of climate change policy — March 10, 2023

Support for farmworkers is an essential part of climate change policy — Prism — March 10, 2023

But according to the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 45% of undocumented Californians struggle with food insecurity, and the rate reaches 64% for undocumented children.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Food Insecurity

California Healthline — Many Families with Unaffordable Employer Coverage Now Eligible for Covered California Subsidies — March 10, 2023

Many Families with Unaffordable Employer Coverage Now Eligible for Covered California Subsidies — California Healthline — March 10, 2023

Estimates from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the UC Berkeley Labor Center show that 391,000 Californians previously excluded from subsidies in Covered California would be eligible for them under the new rule.

Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

Healthpayer Intelligence — Public Charge Rule Led to Delayed Healthcare Among CA Immigrants — March 10, 2023

Public Charge Rule Led to Delayed Healthcare Among CA Immigrants — Healthpayer Intelligence — March 10, 2023

Researchers used data from the 2019 California Health Interview Survey to assess the association between avoiding public programs and accessing healthcare services among low-income immigrant adults in California.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Insurance News Network — Opportunity exists for 400,000 residents to enroll in affordable health insurance through Covered California — March 10, 2023

Opportunity exists for 400,000 residents to enroll in affordable health insurance through Covered California — Insurance News Network — March 10, 2023

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research estimates that 615,000 Californians are caught in the "family glitch." Of those, 391,000 people — who previously were not eligible for federal subsidies because a family member had an offer of employersponsored coverage — will now be eligible for financial help through Covered California.

State of Reform — 2021 California Health Interview Survey data reveals health equity gaps — March 10, 2023

2021 California Health Interview Survey data reveals health equity gaps — State of Reform — March 10, 2023

A new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research highlights the impact of the 2021 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) results, the nation’s largest state health survey.

Features: Ninez A. Ponce, Todd Hughes, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Stamford Advocate — Mpox, AIDS and COVID-19 show the challenges of targeting public health messaging to specific groups without causing stigma — March 10, 2023

Mpox, AIDS and COVID-19 show the challenges of targeting public health messaging to specific groups without causing stigma — Stamford Advocate — March 10, 2023

A 2022 UCLA survey found that 8% of Asian American and Pacific Islander adults in California experienced a COVID-19 related hate incident.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), COVID-19 Dashboards

The Good Men Project — Centene showers politicians with millions as it courts contracts and settles overbilling allegations — March 10, 2023

Centene showers politicians with millions as it courts contracts and settles overbilling allegations — The Good Men Project — March 10, 2023

“They’re trying to protect their market share,” said Gerald Kominski, a senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. “They see it as necessary to maintain good relations with the agencies and with the individuals who are involved in decision-making because that’s the way government works.”

Features: Gerald F. Kominski