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San Francisco Chronicle (paywall)

‘It’s like they are sending me to die’: Terminal California cancer patient fears deportation

Susan H. Babey, director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided expertise in this article about how in response to harsher rhetoric against immigrants, there was a decrease in use of public programs due to fear of disrupting their immigration status and immigrants were more likely to delay medical care or prescription refills.
Features: Susan H. Babey

Antelope Valley Press

Preventable hospitalizations high

The Antelope Valley has the second highest rate in preventable hospitalizations, behind South Los Angeles, according to a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study released earlier this year.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, Susan H. Babey, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Healthcare Finance

Blue Shield of California expands Wellvolution with new programs

Nearly half of California adults, including one out of every three young adults, have either prediabetes – a precursor to Type 2 diabetes – or undiagnosed diabetes, according to a [2016] study released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Features: Susan H. Babey, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

How Can Health Care Do Better for LGBTQ+ Patients?

A UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study about disparities in LGBTQ+ health care is cited as important reading in the promotion of an upcoming webinar about ways to improve health care for the LGBTQ+ community.
Features: Susan H. Babey, Joelle Wolstein, The California Endowment (TCE) Research Studies, LGBTQ Health

USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

Undocumented immigrants of all ages can now access Medi-Cal. Will they sign up and get care?

About one in four Californians are immigrants, and half are from Latin America. Nearly 10% of California’s workforce are undocumented. Nearly three times more Hispanics/Latinx (about 12%) compared to their white peers were uninsured in California, according to a 2020 report from UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Features: Shana Charles, Susan H. Babey, Joelle Wolstein, State of Health Insurance in California (SHIC), California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Daily Bruin

UCLA-provided data reveals need to expand food assistance in California

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

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)