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Daily Bruin — UCLA-provided data reveals need to expand food assistance in California — March 10, 2023

UCLA-provided data reveals need to expand food assistance in California — UCLA-provided data reveals need to expand food assistance in California — March 10, 2023

Approximately 45% of noncitizens without legal permanent resident status experience food insecurity, according to the report.

The report also breaks down percentages of people experiencing food insecurity by age group, with 42% of noncitizens without legal permanent resident status age 50 and older, 46% of those 27 to 49 years old, 36% of those 18 to 26 years old and 64% of children under 17 being affected.

Susan Babey, a senior research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, said while it is important to address food insecurity, it is also important to remember that a lack

Features: Susan H. Babey, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Food Insecurity

UCLA Newsroom — Despite overall gains in health coverage and access to care, disparities persist in California — March 10, 2023

Despite overall gains in health coverage and access to care, disparities persist in California — Despite overall gains in health coverage and access to care, disparities persist in California — March 10, 2023

As of 2020, more than 2.5 million Californians age 64 and under had no health insurance coverage, according to a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

The report is based on an analysis of the center’s California Health Interview Survey from 2019 and 2020.

Features: Shana Charles, Susan H. Babey, State of Health Insurance in California (SHIC)