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How UnitedHealthcare became the face of America’s health insurance frustrations

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.
Dylan Roby
California Black Media

Enough is enough! California lawmakers confront surge in hate at fiery state capitol rally

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.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
California Healthline

Housing, nutrition in peril as Trump pulls back Medicaid social services

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.
Mark Peterson
CalMatters

Medi-Cal coverage of weight-loss drugs on chopping block under governor’s proposal

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.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
KNX News (97.1 FM)

'Trump Slump': Gov. Newsom blames President Trump for CA's projected $12B budget deficit

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.
Maria-Elena Young
California Healthline

After promising universal health care, Gov. Newsom must reconsider immigrant coverage

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.
Mark Peterson
California Healthline

Mental health and substance misuse treatment is increasingly a video chat or phone call away

KFF Health News reporters analyzed data from the California Health Interview Survey and found that about 24% of adults used a combination of face-to-face and teletherapy in 2023, while roughly 23% got help exclusively in person, according to the survey of about 20,000 California households. Syndicates include: Los Angeles Times and OregonLive.com.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
American Community Media

California Civil Rights Department Launches Program to Combat Discrimination in Businesses

California Health Interview Survey data on people's experiences with hate was cited in this story about a new program from the California Civil Rights Department.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Capital & Main

How Did Farmers Respond When the Trump Administration Suddenly Stopped Paying Them to Help Feed Needy Californians?

This column cites data from the 2023 California Health Interview Survey that showed that nine of 20 adults in the state with low incomes reported “limited, uncertain or inconsistent” access to food. Also picked up by MSN.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Capital & Main

A Majority of Californians Support Affordable Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants, Polls Show

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Gerald Kominski says that even though cutting Medicaid would worsen health outcomes and result in higher health care costs across the board, he expects congressional Republicans to deliver a bill to President Trump’s desk that makes the cuts.
Gerald F. Kominski