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		<title>Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffpatrickd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 21:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This tracker presents the most recent Medicaid data on renewals and disenrollments available for each state as well as monthly enrollment data during the unwinding period. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Closer Look at North Carolina’s Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law Medicaid Provisions and Other Changes Amid Medicaid Budget Shortfalls</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jada Raphael]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost Sharing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Work Requirements]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[State Budgets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This policy watch provides initial insight into how North Carolina is preparing to implement certain Medicaid provisions of the 2025 reconciliation law and how other policy changes may affect coverage and access to care. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Medicare Advantage Out-of-Pocket Limits: Variation and Trends</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-out-of-pocket-limits-variation-and-trends/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffmeredithf]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 17:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Advantage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traditional Medicare]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This brief analyzes out-of-pocket limits in Medicare Advantage plans in 2026, variation by plan type, the distribution of enrollees facing different out-of-pocket limits, and trends over time.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hantavirus Outbreak Revives COVID-Era False Health Claims — The Monitor</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/hantavirus-outbreak-revives-covid-era-false-health-claims/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffhagerey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Information and Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A hantavirus outbreak linked to a Dutch cruise ship in early May was followed by false health claims that mirror patterns documented in previous outbreaks. The Monitor also examines a new analysis of Americans’ relationship with health and wellness influencers.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Drew Altman, Founding President and CEO of KFF, Announces Retirement Plans; Board Appoints Larry Levitt and Mollyann Brodie as Next Leadership Team</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/other-health/drew-altman-founding-president-ceo-kff-announces-retirement/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/other-health/drew-altman-founding-president-ceo-kff-announces-retirement/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffrobins]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Other Health]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dr. Altman has led the organization for nearly 40 years; Levitt and Dr. Brodie to assume leadership roles next year, after a combined six decades at KFF in senior positions guiding policy research and polling.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Global COVID-19 Tracker</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/covid-19/global-covid-19-tracker/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffannar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This tracker provides data on global COVID-19 cases and deaths by country, region, and income-level. Additionally, the tracker reports current closure, economic, and health system policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic globally. This tracker will be updated as new data are available.  ]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">538347</post-id>
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			<media:title type="html">FEATURE IMAGE - COVID 19 Tracker</media:title>
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		<title>The Medical Frailty Exemption from Medicaid Work Requirements: Key Issues to Watch for in Upcoming CMS Guidance</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medically-frail-exemptions-for-medicaid-work-requirements-key-issues-to-watch-for-in-upcoming-cms-guidance/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffamayad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Work Requirements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nebraska]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This brief describes early state plans to operationalize the medical frailty exemption for Medicaid work requirements and identifies key issues and questions states are facing, some of which may be answered in forthcoming CMS guidance.]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">709549</post-id>
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			<media:title type="html">Medical Frailty no source no logo - UPDATED</media:title>
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		<title>Key Facts About Health Care Affordability for People With Medicare</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/medicare/key-facts-about-health-care-affordability-for-people-with-medicare/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffnancyo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dual Eligible Individuals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Income and Assets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Part D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seniors]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.kff.org/?p=709409</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[This brief presents key facts and analysis about affordability of health care costs among people with Medicare, including younger adults with long-term disabilities, drawing on data from various sources.]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">709409</post-id>
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		<title>Tracking Key Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Actions Under the Trump Administration</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/mental-health/tracking-key-mental-health-and-substance-use-policy-actions-under-the-trump-administration/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffnirmitap]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gun Violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opioids]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new KFF tracker highlights key federal policy actions during President Trump’s second term that concern issues related to mental health and substance use. The second Trump administration has emphasized law-and-order strategies and scaled back several mental health and substance use-related services, while also continuing some treatment-focused initiatives. The tracker can be viewed in multiple ways, including chronological order of policy actions and by category (Mental Health; Opioids/Substance Use Disorder; Federal Infrastructure/ Data/Guidance; and Gun Violence).]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AI at Scale: Does It Deliver?</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/other-health/ai-at-scale-does-it-deliver/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/other-health/ai-at-scale-does-it-deliver/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffmichaelp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 08:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Other Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Care Coordination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delivery System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health I.T.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Workforce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[How is AI applied to clinical care and hospital operations across a real health system at full scale? Chip Kahn talks to Dr. Michael Schlosser, Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at HCA Healthcare, about how AI is developed for everyday use, starting with careful testing and customization, with clinicians and nurses engaged from the very beginning as end users. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is The U.S. Stepping Up In The Fight Against Ebola?</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/is-the-u-s-stepping-up-in-the-fight-against-ebola/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffjoshuam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 15:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Health Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ebola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Epidemics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Health Aid Cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Government Programs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This policy watch looks at the major new Ebola outbreak in DRC, discusses how the U.S. government has responded so far, and describes how the current situation compares to prior U.S. Ebola responses. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The U.S. President&#8217;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/the-u-s-presidents-emergency-plan-for-aids-relief-pepfar/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffaeronw]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Health Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Epidemics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This fact sheet explores the history, funding, and future outlook of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. government's major global initiative to combat HIV/AIDS.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Litigation Involving Reproductive Health and Rights in the Federal Courts</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/litigation-involving-reproductive-health-and-rights-in-the-federal-courts/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/litigation-involving-reproductive-health-and-rights-in-the-federal-courts/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffmichaelp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Women's Health Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This State and Federal Reproductive Rights Litigation tracker aggregates information about ongoing litigation regarding abortion bans and restrictions, FDA approval of Mifepristone (an abortion pill) and other federal regulations.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/medicaid/status-of-state-medicaid-expansion-decisions/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 16:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This page displays an interactive map of the current status of state decisions on the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. Additional Medicaid expansion resources are listed (with links) below the map.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Texas Emerges as Focus of New Trump Administration Actions to Limit Gender-Affirming Care </title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/lgbtq/texas-emerges-as-focus-of-new-trump-administration-actions-to-limit-gender-affirming-care/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/lgbtq/texas-emerges-as-focus-of-new-trump-administration-actions-to-limit-gender-affirming-care/#respond</comments>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[LGBTQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender Identity]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This analysis explores recent actions the Trump administration has taken to limit youth access to gender-affirming care. Each has a connection to the Justice Department and to the state of Texas. These measures are widely seen as an escalation in this policy area and could add to the chilling effect already characterizing the provision of gender affirming care.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Understanding Medicaid Cost Sharing and Policy Changes from the 2025 Reconciliation Law</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/medicaid/understanding-medicaid-cost-sharing-and-policy-changes-from-the-2025-reconciliation-law/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/medicaid/understanding-medicaid-cost-sharing-and-policy-changes-from-the-2025-reconciliation-law/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffannam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[State Health Policy and Data]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Diseases]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federal Budget]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This brief explains current Medicaid cost sharing rules and changes made to cost sharing rules by the 2025 reconciliation law, reports on cost sharing amounts states currently impose on ACA expansion adults, and highlights literature on the impact of cost sharing. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Overview of President Trump’s Executive Actions Impacting LGBTQ+ Health</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/lgbtq/overview-of-president-trumps-executive-actions-impacting-lgbtq-health/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffbritw]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[LGBTQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courts]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This tracker examines Executive Actions taken by the Trump administration that have the potential to impact LGBTQ+ people’s health. It lists the action taken by date, provisions relevant to LGBTQ+ health, and describes potential impact, including litigation challenging these actions.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Assessing PEPFAR’s Economic and Educational Spillover Effects: An Update</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/assessing-pepfars-economic-and-educational-spillover-effects-an-update/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/assessing-pepfars-economic-and-educational-spillover-effects-an-update/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffjenk]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Health Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PEPFAR]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This analysis updates prior work that assessed the association between PEPFAR investments and economic and educational outcomes. It finds that PEPFAR continues to be associated with significant improvement in these broader areas, suggesting a spillover effect beyond the program's HIV and health focus.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Assessing PEPFAR’s Health Spillover Effects Beyond HIV: An Update</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/assessing-pepfars-health-spillover-effects-beyond-hiv-an-update/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/assessing-pepfars-health-spillover-effects-beyond-hiv-an-update/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffjenk]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Health Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This analysis updates prior work that assessed the association between PEPFAR investments and several health indicators, beyond HIV. It finds that PEPFAR continues to be associated with significant improvement in these broader health gains, suggesting a spillover effect beyond the program's HIV focus.]]></description>
		
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		<title>State Health Coverage for Immigrants and Implications for Health Coverage and Care</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/state-health-coverage-for-immigrants-and-implications-for-health-coverage-and-care/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffakashp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Immigrant Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Public Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Racial Equity and Health Policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Noncitizen immigrants, particularly those who are undocumented, face significant barriers to accessing health coverage and care and are significantly more likely than citizens to be uninsured. This brief provides an overview of state health coverage programs for immigrants, including among states that have taken up options in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to expand coverage for lawfully present immigrants and/or established fully state-funded programs to fill gaps in coverage for immigrants.]]></description>
		
		
		
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