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Univision 34

Food insecurity among Latinos in Los Angeles County

Joelle Wolstein May, research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was interviewed on Univision 34 in Los Angeles, about what California Health Interview Survey data revealed about food insecurity among Latinx people in Los Angeles County and throughout California.
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Capital & Main

The least-bad option: A county sales tax to save California health clinics

California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM) data showing that 3 million fewer Californians are expected to be enrolled in Medi-Cal by 2028 was cited in this story.
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U.S. News & World Report

Reckoning with state and federal cuts, L.A. safety-net clinics push for a new tax

Enrollment in Medi-Cal could drop by 3 million by 2028 as a result of the federal and state spending cuts, according to an analysis by CalSIM, a joint project of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the University of California-Berkeley Labor Center. Originally published by KFF Health News.
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Healthline

Jan 19, 2026

Millions of Americans may lose their ACA plans. What are the alternatives?

Naomi Zewde, fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and an assistant professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, provided expertise on how the expiration of the Affordable Care Act subsidies could affect families.
Features: Naomi Zewde

KQED's The California Report Magazine

Jan 16, 2026

San José’s Batman, fighting for the unhoused, is the real life superhero ‘we need’

This story references a report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's Health Economics and Evaluation Research team about how a housing-first model improved long-term stability and health outcomes when paired with intensive case management and support services.
Features: Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program

Orange County Register

Jan 09, 2026

Hospital room building boom can't offset longterm need in Orange County (paywall)

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

Jan 08, 2026

Q&A: Ninez Ponce talks Asian American representation, equity in health care

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

Jan 06, 2026

On the hook for uninsured residents, counties now wonder how they’ll pay

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

The Center Square

Dec 26, 2025

California second in nation for child care costs, study shows

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

Dec 22, 2025

Health care premiums are set to increase going into the new year

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

Dec 15, 2025

Shaking up timing of nursing home surveys would save patient lives: study

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