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Los Angles Times (Boiling Point newsletter)

Gavin Newsom’s failure to close Aliso Canyon is hurting us all

Dozens of researchers from UCLA and other universities are studying the health fallout of the Aliso Canyon leak, which between October 2015 and February 2016 spewed a then-record 109,000 tons of methane. Michael Jerrett, an environmental health sciences professor at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health, who is leading the research, was quoted.
Aliso Canyon Health Study
San Francisco Chronicle (paywall)

What online vitriol after UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing says about attitudes toward health care

Gerald Kominski, a senior fellow at UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, offered context about the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Gerald F. Kominski
Los Angeles Daily News (paywalled)

Scientists urge Governor Gavin Newsom to close natural gas storage storage facility

According to UCLA researchers studying the health impacts of the gas leak, pregnant women living near the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility during and after the blowout were more likely to have premature births and low-weight newborns compared to women in other communities.
California Healthline (KFF Health News)

How Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Play Out in California

“Medicaid is on the chopping block, and I don’t think that’s speculation,” says Gerald Kominski, a senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. “It is widely viewed by potential members of Trump’s administration as a program that is too broad and needs to be brought under control.”
Gerald F. Kominski
Black Voice News

Caring for Aging Adults

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research showed that more than two-thirds (67.5%) of caregivers in California are middle aged, with nearly 40% between the ages of 45 and 64.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Sean Tan, Sriya Kudaravalli, Kathryn G. Kietzman
Sacramento Bee

Thousands of DACA immigrants are now eligible for Covered California. Here’s how to apply

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research estimates that more than 1.3 uninsured Californians qualify for subsidies through Covered California or are eligible for Medi-Cal.
Daily Mail (UK)

Top psychologist reveals record number of Americans are leaving college as virgins

Backing up Dr Hill's observations, UCLA has been tracking behavioural trends for years, including sex, through its annual California Health Interview Survey - the largest state health survey in the nation. In 2021, the number of young Californians aged 18 to 30 who’d had no sexual partners in the past year reached a decade high of 38 per cent. This compares to 22 per cent in 2011.
Ninez A. Ponce
FOX 40 (KTXL Sacramento)

Sutter Health approved for expansive Folsom campus

Data from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's evaluation of California's Whole Person Care program were cited in a television news report about Sutter Health expanding its medical offerings in Folsom and the surrounding foothills.
Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program, Whole Person Care (WPC) Program Evaluation
Nadereh Pourat
Lookout Santa Cruz

UC Santa Cruz chancellor exploring addition of medical school

In 2022 in Santa Cruz County, 21.4% of people reported in a California Health Interview Survey that they had delayed medical care or didn’t receive the care they needed, compared to the statewide average of 16.5%.
MDLinx

Docs deem RFK Jr. a ‘damaging’ and ‘devastating’ pick for HHS Secretary, but some see a silver lining

Gerald Kominski, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, offered his ideas about how Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s qualifications for the position of U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Serivces.
Gerald F. Kominski