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Jack Needleman, the Fred W. and Pamela K. Wasserman Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in a CNN article about a California Supreme Court decision that paved the way for the state to collect $91 million in fines from the UnitedHealthcare Group.

FSPH's Roshan Bastani, professor of health policy and management and director for disparities and community engagement at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Beth Glenn, associate professor of health policy and management and associate director of the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, were quoted in a California Health Report article about a 25-year decline in cancer rates.

William Comanor, professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times column (Jan. 8) about pharmaceutical companies that hike the prices of widely used drugs.

Stuart Schweitzer, professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in a HealthDay article about a new study describing increases in prescription drug prices.

In a recent opinion piece published in The Hill, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, discusses causes of foodborne illnesses, and the need to eradicate this public health threat.