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Research co-authored by Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, found that U.S. Latinos saw a 5% increase in the probability of being uninsured after the elimination of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.

In a new report, Dr. Joann Elmore, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, says research into 'long COVID' is hampered by research data of varying quality and consistency.

Dr. Frederick Zimmerman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, chosen for 2022 class of membership in the National Academy of Social Insurance.

Difficulty finding providers, getting timely care particularly acute among bisexual women, transgender adults, say researchers from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management and director of the center.

Dr. Daniel Eisenberg, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, named mental health program director at the UCLA FSPH Center for Health Policy Research.

Dr. Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, named senior fellow at UCLA FSPH Center for Health Policy Research.

UCLA study led by Dr. Ron D. Hays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, finds patient experience with telehealth appointments as positive as traditional face-to-face meetings, or even more so.

Research by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management and director of the center, found coverage and health care access disparities persist.

Two separate studies by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers have been recognized as among the 'Top 10' in 2021 by the scientific journal Health Affairs.

Research led by Dr. Nadereh Pourat, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and associate director of the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found fewer emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and more outpatient telehealth visits in 2020.

UCLA researchers found that conservatorships often result in lengthy psychiatric hospitalizations due to a lack of permanent supportive housing and community-based treatment options.

Dr. Roch Nianogo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, was honored by the Karen Toffler Charitable Trust with the 2022 Toffler Scholar Award for his ongoing research into preventing Alzheimer’s disease in vulnerable populations.