American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) are more likely to experience serious psychological distress compared to whites (12 percent vs. six percent) in California, according to a new UCLA Center for Health Policy Research fact sheet. The new publication is jam-packed with other eye-opening data on such behavioral health topics as suicide and physical … [ Read full post ]
Posts Tagged ‘health reform’
Two new fact sheets on American Indian health
Friday, April 6th, 2012
How to care for the “silver tsunami” of aging Boomers
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011Geoffrey J. Hoffman, a doctoral candidate at the UCLA School of Public Health, is lead author of a new policy brief on the stress and financial burden placed on the state’s informal caregivers. In this brief interview, he talks about who the typical caregiver is in California, why more don’t use state services and … [ Read full post ]
Sept. 21 forum: Health leaders to discuss national and state policy issues
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011Join the UCLA School of Public Health on Sept. 21 from 6-8:30 p.m. for a free public forum on the challenges of health reform. The panel will feature health leaders such as Anthony D. Rodgers, Deputy Administrator and Director, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Center for Strategic Planning, and Diana S. Dooley, Secretary, California … [ Read full post ]
Just 45% of Americans have job-based coverage – Gallup
Friday, June 24th, 2011 
Most of us with health insurance typically have it from our place of employement. A study in a recent GALLUP article, reports just 45% of Americans have health care coverage from their employers – and that number is showing a steady decline. While the study reported all groups are losing their job-based coverage, African … [ Read full post ]
Affordable Care Act may help two-thirds of state’s uninsured
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
The release of the 2010 Census data showing significant declines in health coverage ironically coincided with the six-month anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. The rise in the number of uninsured highlights the importance of one of the law’s primary goals: to significantly expand health coverage to Americans. In California, nearly two-thirds of currently uninsured
Ellen Wu: CHIS data fuels CPEHN’s advocacy for a more diverse approach to health care reform
Monday, April 11th, 2011
REPRESENTING DIVERSITY: As historic health care reform legislation is implemented in California, CPHEN’s Executive Director Ellen Wu describes how her organization used data to ensure that the state’s diverse needs and viewpoints were represented in the planning process.
When President Barack Obama signed the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), it was a landmark moment for … [ Read full post ]
