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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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“Earth Focus” (PBS)

May 13, 2026

How is climate change impacting the nation’s largest food producer?

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Director Ninez A. Ponce was featured in the “Earth Focus” episode focused on how climate change is affecting California. She shared data from the California Health Interview Survey showing that the Golden State's big agricultural producing counties suffer higher rates of food insecurity. Data Dissemination Manager Jacob Rosalez was also quoted.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, Jacob Rosalez, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)