health policy

Going beyond mere words and good intentions, Chandra Ford is finding solutions to the problem of racism in health care.

Research brief: The study is based on near-real-time data from U.S. emergency medical service calls.

A better understanding of specific communities’ death rates could help officials better allocate resources.

With the program scheduled to end next year, researchers hope their findings will inform future statewide efforts to address the needs of high-risk patients. 

Research brief: Physicians frequently order preventive medical services that are considered unnecessary and of “low value” by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

A UCLA team recommends state-level policy changes to improve health insurance coverage, participation in clinical trials and access to palliative care.

The research also spotlights a significant income gap between white and Black male doctors.

A UCLA study suggests that a lack of access to proper outpatient care among Black patients exacerbated existing racial health disparities.

Many low-income immigrant adults in California avoid public assistance programs for fear of jeopardizing their immigration status, UCLA researchers say.

UCLA research suggests that officials use other metrics to decide how to allocate COVID-19 support, other resources.

Rates are higher among poor, multiracial, female, gender-nonconforming and foreign-born young people, a UCLA study shows.

The seven grants from the California Bureau of Cannabis Control will support research on health, policy and labor issues.

The new research pinpoints which racial and ethnic populations in which neighborhoods are most at risk of becoming infected.

The UCLA study is particularly timely because the groups have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.

Political and moral victories sometimes go hand in hand. But not always. This election has exposed more than one split.

New data from the California Health Interview Survey also covers health topics related to social media, sexual violence and veterans.

The group, whose 11 partners include seven UC campuses, will work to overcome challenges and barriers to prevention, treatment and vaccination.

Research brief: Before the ACA, a new study shows, 35.6% of the lowest-income families experienced burdensome costs, but this fell to 23.7% post-ACA.

UCLA researchers are making data available ahead of their typical publication in an effort to aid the state’s pandemic response.

A UCLA health policy brief recommends the expansion of Proposition 63 programs and services to address the unmet needs.

Research brief: The study used data on 20,000 people hospitalized for influenza in New York.

A UCLA-led research team analyzed data from Los Angeles and Indianapolis since the stay-at-home restrictions began.

The pandemic has highlighted our existing health disparities. Good data can prevent them from widening, says UCLA’s Ninez Ponce.

Families continue to demand aggressive medical treatment for loved ones, even when they know it isn't likely to help.

Research brief: A UCLA study also suggests that more work remains to be done to protect U.S. families from high medical costs.