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The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report recommends changes to laws and a more diverse lactation consultant workforce
January 31, 2024
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The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report recommends changes to laws and a more diverse lactation consultant workforce
January 31, 2024
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UCLA team recommends state-level policy changes to improve health insurance coverage, participation in clinical trials and access to palliative care
April 28, 2021
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UCLA team recommends state-level policy changes to improve health insurance coverage, participation in clinical trials and access to palliative care
April 28, 2021
Ask the Expert
AJ Scheitler is the Center coordinator of stakeholder relations and lead author of new findings on three main types of barriers women with breast cancer face in California. In this brief interview, Scheitler discusses a pending state bill on breast cancer care time limits, barriers to accessing care, and gaps in awareness of patient rights.
October 24, 2019
Ask the Expert
AJ Scheitler is the Center coordinator of stakeholder relations and lead author of new findings on three main types of barriers women with breast cancer face in California. In this brief interview, Scheitler discusses a pending state bill on breast cancer care time limits, barriers to accessing care, and gaps in awareness of patient rights.
October 24, 2019
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UCLA fact sheets recommend changes to help patients and survivors – particularly low-income women – who face serious obstacles to care More than 29,000 women in California will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. Many of them — especially low-income women, who suffer the worst survival rates — will face economic, emotional and structural obstacles to getting treatment and follow-up care.
March 19, 2018
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UCLA fact sheets recommend changes to help patients and survivors – particularly low-income women – who face serious obstacles to care More than 29,000 women in California will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. Many of them — especially low-income women, who suffer the worst survival rates — will face economic, emotional and structural obstacles to getting treatment and follow-up care.
March 19, 2018
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California State Senate will discuss barriers and possible solutions Jan. 12 In 2016, more than 26,700 California women were diagnosed with breast cancer, and an estimated 4,000 died from the disease. For women with breast cancer, the path from diagnosis to treatment to continued care is riddled with obstacles, according to a new analysis by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
January 12, 2017
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California State Senate will discuss barriers and possible solutions Jan. 12 In 2016, more than 26,700 California women were diagnosed with breast cancer, and an estimated 4,000 died from the disease. For women with breast cancer, the path from diagnosis to treatment to continued care is riddled with obstacles, according to a new analysis by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
January 12, 2017
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'Breaking the Barriers to Breast Cancer Care: Exploring Policy Options''. One in eight women will develop breast cancer. Yet from narrow provider networks to cultural and linguistic obstacles, serious barriers exist for women seeking breast cancer treatment in California.
January 05, 2017
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'Breaking the Barriers to Breast Cancer Care: Exploring Policy Options''. One in eight women will develop breast cancer. Yet from narrow provider networks to cultural and linguistic obstacles, serious barriers exist for women seeking breast cancer treatment in California.
January 05, 2017