UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
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A leading health policy research center and the premier source of health policy information for California. Home of the California Health Interview Survey.
Los Angeles, California
Joined October 2010
Join us on Wednesday, August 13, as @uclachpr senior economist Srikanth Kadiyala shares findings from a new study published in @Health_Affairs Scholar that uses trazodone as a case study to examine off-label prescription use and spending in the U.S.:
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Breastfeeding can reduce breast cancer risk, but many people face challenges in access. This #NationalBreastfeedingMonth, we highlight a @UCLAchpr study which identifies 3 strategies & provides recommendations for breaking down barriers to breastfeeding:
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One of four UCLA Health Equity Challenge winners, Halee Yue will launch a wellness program for foster youth in LA County, pairing them with shelter dogs and mentors. Her community partners will receive $50,000 to implement her project:
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#ResearchPowersProgress Meet Mami Horikawa, whose Health Equity Challenge winning project was awarded $50,000 to provide training and tools for people with autism to help them cope better with the chaotic environments of hospital emergency departments:
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#ResearchPowersProgress Meet Taylor Carty, whose Health Equity Challenge winning project was awarded $50,000 to transform Venice Hope Park into an inclusive playground so that all children, regardless of ability, have a safe place to play:
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Join us a week from today as @UCLAchpr senior economist Srikanth Kadiyala discusses findings from a new @Health_Affairs Scholar study using trazodone to explore off-label prescription use and spending in the U.S.:
healthpolicy.ucla.edu
Join us on Wednesday, August 13, to hear findings from a new study featured in Health Affairs Scholar that examines off-label prescription use and health care spending.
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Garen Corbett, executive director of @CHBRP_at_UC and an affiliate at @UCLAchpr, was quoted in a @sacbee_news story about CalPERS' decision to select CVS Caremark as its new pharmacy benefit manager. Read more:
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Medicare’s cost-saving treatment caps leave some patients behind, including minority and low-income patients who were 8–11% more likely to be denied exceptions. Read the study by @uclaanderson assistant professor and @UCLAchpr affiliate Ashvin Gandhi:
anderson-review.ucla.edu
Paperwork issues at physical therapy providers curtail care more often for minority and low-income patients
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Join us on Wednesday, August 13, as @uclachpr senior economist Srikanth Kadiyala shares findings from a new study published in @Health_Affairs Scholar that uses trazodone as a case study to examine off-label prescription use and spending in the U.S.:
healthpolicy.ucla.edu
Join us on Wednesday, August 13, to hear findings from a new study featured in Health Affairs Scholar that examines off-label prescription use and health care spending.
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.@uclachpr fellow Naomi Zewde (@nzewde) talked with NPR's @planetmoney about the federally funded $1,000 accounts for newborns in the recently adopted budget and how they measure up to baby bonds in addressing wealth inequality:
npr.org
Baby bond fever is catching on. In recent years, states like Connecticut have been experimenting with giving newborns government-seeded accounts that grow tax-free until they are 18. Now, President...
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Join us on Wednesday, August 13, as @uclachpr senior economist Srikanth Kadiyala shares findings from a new study published in @Health_Affairs Scholar that uses trazodone as a case study to examine off-label prescription use and spending in the U.S.:
healthpolicy.ucla.edu
Join us on Wednesday, August 13, to hear findings from a new study featured in Health Affairs Scholar that examines off-label prescription use and health care spending.
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While more than 1 in 3 American Indian and Alaska Native adults in California experienced moderate or serious psychological distress in the past year, 61% of the individuals in that group had not seen a medical provider, according to a new @UCLAchpr study:
healthpolicy.ucla.edu
This brief uses five years of pooled data from the 2019 to 2023 CHIS to analyze data for all AIAN adults as a single population and as then as multiple populations with diverse Latino ethnic and...
A study from @UCLAchpr showed that many are struggling with day-to-day activities and not receiving care.
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.@uclachpr senior fellow Arturo Vargas Bustamante provides valuable insights for this @CalHealthline story about what happens when legal immigrants are denied health coverage:
californiahealthline.org
The GOP’s tax and spending law and a new rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will make it harder to enroll in Affordable Care Act health plans, will raise consumers’ out-of-pocket...
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A new @UCLAchpr report using disaggregated data on American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) mental health finds that 25% of AIAN-Latino and AIAN-multiracial adults report serious or moderate psychological distress, 1.5x that of monoracial adults (15%):
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Most tobacco control research in the U.S. has focused on federal- and state-level policies, but how has local tobacco control policy intensity impacted smoking behavior within CA? A new @UCLAchpr study published in BMJ Tobacco Control takes a closer look:
healthpolicy.ucla.edu
Authors aimed to examine the impact of local tobacco control policy intensity on smoking behavior in California from 2014 to 2019. In this cross-sectional study, authors linked data from the 2014 to...
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Join us on Wednesday, August 13, as @uclachpr senior economist Srikanth Kadiyala shares findings from a new study published in @Health_Affairs Scholar that uses trazodone as a case study to examine off-label prescription use and spending in the U.S.:
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