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‘It’s triage’: California’s next governor will face destabilizing surge in uninsured
Data about how many more Californians could become uninsured by 2030 from a report by the California Simulation of Insurance Markets, a joint project of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the UC Berkeley Labor Center, is cited in this story.
Prop. 44 purports to improve healthcare. It could actually make it worse
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Director Ninez Ponce offered expert commentary in this story about the importance of community health clinics having "some measure of freedom to spend revenue on care for their high-needs populations."
Medicaid cuts stand to hit everyone (yes, even you). Here’s why
Nadereh Pourat, an associate center director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided expert commentary on how cuts to Medi-Cal could affect the financial outlook for California hospitals.
Data from the California Health Interview Survey about people's experiences with hate incidents was cited in this story about a Civil Rights Department initiative that establishes the state’s first multilingual hotline and online portal to anonymously report hate acts.
California Health Interview Survey data about hate incidents in California was cited in this story about how states are left on their own to collect important data as President Donald Trump guts the main federal office dedicated to preventing terrorism.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
This story cites California Health Interview Survey data to demonstrate the potential impact of removing undocumented immigrants from Medi-Cal eligibility. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Arturo Vargas Bustamante is also quoted.
Dylan Roby, affiliate of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided expert commentary on why and how the nation's largest health insurer, UnitedHealth, has become subject to stinging criticism recently. “I think the company is certainly best in class when it comes to insurers, in terms of providing profits for shareholders,” said Roby. “But people on the consumer side probably say otherwise when it comes to their experience.” NBC News and nine NBC affiliates also published the story.
Demonstrators cited hate incident data from the California Health Interview Survey in their rally at the state capitol in Sacramento. Also appeared on MSN.com.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Mark Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, said the Trump administration is unwinding support for using Medicaid dollars for social drivers of health.
Data from the California Health Interview Survey was used to contextualize the scale of obesity among adult Californians, who could be affected if GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are no longer covered by the state's health insurance for lower-income residents.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Maria-Elena Young was interviewed about Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to no longer provide Medi-Cal health insurance for undocumented immigrants in Calfornia.
Mark Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, said that the state's economic woes have likely forced the hand of California Gov. Gavin Newsom to cut health care for undocumented immigrants.
Data from the California Health Interview Survey about hate incidents in California was included in this story. Ninez A. Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and principal investigator of CHIS, was quoted, along with Todd Hughes, director of the California Health Interview Survey.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)