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McKnights Long-Term Care News — Nationalizing this nursing home staffing incentive could cut annual hospitalizations by 6,000 — January 21, 2026

Nationalizing this nursing home staffing incentive could cut annual hospitalizations by 6,000 — McKnights Long-Term Care News — January 21, 2026

A study co-authored by Ashvin Gandhi, assistant professor of strategy at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and affiliated of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was the focus of this article.
Features: Ashvin Gandhi

Orange County Register — Hospital room building boom can't offset longterm need in Orange County (paywall) — January 13, 2026

Hospital room building boom can't offset longterm need in Orange County (paywall) — Orange County Register — January 13, 2026

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Dylan Roby discussed how everyone in Orange County, California, can benefit when new hospitals expand, even if the new beds are in areas already well-served by hospitals.
Features: Dylan H. Roby

Daily Bruin — Q&A: Ninez Ponce talks Asian American representation, equity in health care — January 12, 2026

Q&A: Ninez Ponce talks Asian American representation, equity in health care — Daily Bruin — January 12, 2026

UCLA Center for Health Policy Director Ninez Ponce was interviewed by the campus student newspaper about representation in health care, the California Health Interview Survey, and getting elected to the National Academy of Medicine,
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KFF Health News — On the hook for uninsured residents, counties now wonder how they’ll pay — January 6, 2026

On the hook for uninsured residents, counties now wonder how they’ll pay — KFF Health News — January 6, 2026

Nadereh Pourat, 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, Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program

Los Angeles Sentinel — Assemblywoman Sade Elhawary wrote bill extending the work of the Commission on the State of Hate — January 5, 2026

Assemblywoman Sade Elhawary wrote bill extending the work of the Commission on the State of Hate — Los Angeles Sentinel — January 5, 2026

This story cites California Health Interview Survey data about Californians ages 12 and older and their experiences with hate acts.
Features: Alex J. Bates, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The Center Square — California second in nation for child care costs, study shows — January 5, 2026

California second in nation for child care costs, study shows — The Center Square — January 5, 2026

Data from 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 — Health care premiums are set to increase going into the new year — January 5, 2026

Health care premiums are set to increase going into the new year — KCBS radio — January 5, 2026

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 — Shaking up timing of nursing home surveys would save patient lives: study — December 16, 2025

Shaking up timing of nursing home surveys would save patient lives: study — McKnights Long-Term Care News — December 16, 2025

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 — They power the U.S. economy, but will struggle to afford health care — December 12, 2025

They power the U.S. economy, but will struggle to afford health care — Capital & Main — December 12, 2025

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 — The gaps in care: What SoCal Chinese mothers reveal about a system still learning to listen — December 5, 2025

The gaps in care: What SoCal Chinese mothers reveal about a system still learning to listen — USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism — December 5, 2025

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)