In 2020, more than 2.5 million California children, adolescents, and adults (ages 0–64) still have no health insurance coverage, as detailed in a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR), The State of Health Insurance in California: Findings From the 2019 and 2020 California Health Interview Surveys.
A survey of almost 60,000 Americans who had in-person or virtual telehealth appointments with a doctor in 2020 found that patients rated their experiences with virtual visits the same or even slightly better than seeing a doctor in person.
Dr. Daniel Eisenberg, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, has been named mental health program director at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Center for Health Policy Research.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults in California face significant barriers in accessing health care despite having similar or better rates of health insurance coverage than heterosexual or cisgender adults, a new UCLA report shows.
Dr. Frederick Zimmerman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, has been selected for membership in the Washington, DC-based National Academy of Social Insurance.
In a new report, researchers say the challenges of treating long COVID are amplified by a critical issue: we do not know what constitutes long COVID or how to formally diagnose it, an issue that is further exacerbated by limited research data of varying quality and consistency.
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Four teams of researchers focused on COVID-19 related data analysis and modeling received grants from the University of California Health and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) COVID Modeling Consortium, an innovative consortium launched last year to ensure public health policy makers have timely, relevant analysis and insights to support pandemic-related decision making.
The ingredients in premium cigars make them inherently as harmful as cigarettes and other types of cigars, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Because the majority of premium cigar smokers are nondaily or occasional users, and because they are less likely to inhale the smoke, the population health effects are currently modest.