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		<title>Women&#8217;s Experiences Accessing Health Information Online: Trusted Sources and Contraceptive Information</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/womens-experiences-accessing-health-information-online-trusted-sources-and-contraceptive-information/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffbrittnif]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Women's Health Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This brief presents findings from KFF's 2026 Women's Health Survey and offers an early look at how the information that women encounter online through social media translates into real-world decision about their contraceptive care. It also looks at exposure to false or misleading claims women encounter about contraception.]]></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, 16 Sep 2026 03:58:02 +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>
		
		
		
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		<title>KFF Tracker: America First MOU Bilateral Global Health Agreements</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/kff-tracker-america-first-mou-bilateral-global-health-agreements/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffannar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Health Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Health Aid Cuts]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This tracker provides up-to-date information on countries with signed bilateral MOU global health agreements with the U.S. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Survey: Adults With Multiple or Complex Health Conditions Face Significant Challenges with Health Costs and Commonly Struggle to Access Care </title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/survey-adults-with-multiple-or-complex-health-conditions-face-significant-challenges-with-health-costs-and-commonly-struggle-to-access-care/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/survey-adults-with-multiple-or-complex-health-conditions-face-significant-challenges-with-health-costs-and-commonly-struggle-to-access-care/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffrainl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uninsured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prior Authorization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Respiratory Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatment]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.kff.org/?p=716233</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Adults with multiple or complex health conditions, who already face unique physical and mental challenges, commonly struggle to pay their medical bills and access needed care and medication—challenges that fall hardest on uninsured adults, according to a KFF survey of more than 25 thousand adults. “If the first obligation of a health care system is to take care of the sick, we are failing that test. Cost and access problems are hitting the chronically ill hard, and the chronically ill and uninsured especially hard,” said Dr. Drew Altman about the survey’s findings.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Health Care Access and Affordability for Adults with Multiple or Complex Health Conditions: A Snapshot of Patient Experiences</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/health-care-access-and-affordability-for-adults-with-multiple-or-complex-health-conditions-a-snapshot-of-patient-experiences/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/health-care-access-and-affordability-for-adults-with-multiple-or-complex-health-conditions-a-snapshot-of-patient-experiences/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffmardetm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Public Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prior Authorization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Respiratory Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Significant shares of adults with multiple or complex health conditions, including cancer, lung disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mental health conditions say they struggle to pay their medical bills and access needed care and medication. These challenges fall hardest on uninsured adults who face greater costs and access challenges.]]></description>
		
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		<title>FDA Regulation and the Dynamic Nature of AI</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/other-health/fda-regulation-and-the-dynamic-nature-of-ai/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/other-health/fda-regulation-and-the-dynamic-nature-of-ai/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffconnorg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Other Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Care Coordination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delivery System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health I.T.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health System Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Workforce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatment]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.kff.org/?p=716335</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Dr. Brian Miller has seen medical technology regulation from every side — as a hospitalist, a former FDA official, and now an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University, where he leads a research group on market-driven approaches to FDA regulation and Medicare payment policy.  In this episode, Chip talks with Miller about what happens when the FDA applies its 1976 medical device framework to AI — a technology that learns and changes.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Correcting False Health Claims and Navigating AI-Generated Information — The Monitor</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/correcting-false-health-claims-and-navigating-ai-generated-information/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/correcting-false-health-claims-and-navigating-ai-generated-information/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffhagerey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Information and Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Corrections can improve the accuracy of people’s beliefs, but their impact may depend on reaching people before a claim has already spread widely. And research on AI-generated search results suggests that people may be less likely to visit the original sources behind AI-generated answers.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mapping the Global Health Landscape: Analysis of Fourteen International Organizations</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/mapping-the-global-health-landscape-analysis-of-fourteen-international-organizations/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/mapping-the-global-health-landscape-analysis-of-fourteen-international-organizations/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffstephanieo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Health Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Cooperation]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.kff.org/?p=715611</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The global health architecture includes a number of diverse international organizations with different mandates, governance models, financing structures, and operational approaches. This KFF resource looks across a range of variables to provide a descriptive mapping of 14 key global health and related international institutions. It is intended to inform discussions about synergies and coordination, duplication, comparative advantage, shared challenges, and architectural reform. ]]></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>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[LGBTQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender Identity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Orientation]]></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>Are Health Insurers to Blame for Our Health System Problems? </title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-costs/are-health-insurers-to-blame-for-our-health-system-problems/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/health-costs/are-health-insurers-to-blame-for-our-health-system-problems/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffmichaelp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.kff.org/?p=715457</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Political leaders on both sides point fingers at health insurers for high costs and patient frustrations. How much blame do insurers, in fact, deserve for our health system’s problems?
In this three-part video series, KFF’s Larry Levitt considers this question and the complicated answer, exploring what’s driving rising insurance premiums, whether insurers provide value, and who we trust to decide what gets covered and at what price.]]></description>
		
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		<title>What’s Driving Rising Health Premiums?</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-costs/whats-driving-rising-health-premiums/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffmichaelp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Costly health insurance premiums are straining employers and consumers alike. But, it’s underlying health care spending, especially for hospital care, that’s driving costs. KFF’s Larry Levitt looks at how hospital consolidation and employer demands for broad networks affect insurers’ ability, and willingness, to control prices in this first video of a three-part series on health insurers and rising health care costs.]]></description>
		
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		<title>What Do We Get for the Cut Health Insurers Take?</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-costs/what-do-we-get-for-the-cut-health-insurers-take/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffmichaelp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Insurers take a cut of every premium dollar for overhead and profit. The question isn't just whether they profit, but also whether we’re getting value in return. KFF’s Larry Levitt breaks down how much goes to administrative costs and profit and how that varies across private insurance markets and Medicare, and considers what a Medicare-for-all system, which would be operated by the government, would address and what might be left unresolved in this second video of a three-part series on health insurers and rising health care costs.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Who Do We Trust to Decide What Health Care Gets Covered, and at What Price? </title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-costs/who-do-we-trust-to-decide-what-health-care-gets-covered-and-at-what-price/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffmichaelp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deciding what health care gets covered largely falls to health insurers, and it’s not a role that wins them many fans. A KFF poll finds prior authorization is the single biggest burden insured adults say they face beyond cost. 

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		<title>Litigation Involving Reproductive Health and Rights in the Federal Courts</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffmichaelp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 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>Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work Requirements Data and Policies</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-work-requirements-tracker-state-national-data-and-policies/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffmichaelp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Work Requirements]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Detailed state and national data related to the 2025 Reconciliation Law Medicaid Work Requirements]]></description>
		
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		<title>Medicaid/CHIP Monthly Enrollment Tracker</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-enrollment-tracker/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffpatrickd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[State Health Policy and Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uninsured]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This tracker presents the most recent Medicaid monthly enrollment data.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AI&#8217;s Role in Health Care: What Keeps You Up at Night?</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/other-health/ais-role-in-health-care-what-keeps-you-up-at-night/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffrobins]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Other Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Administrative Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Care Coordination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delivery System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Utilization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health I.T.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health System Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Workforce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physicians]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[At the close of every episode, Chip asks his guests the same question: ‘What keeps you up at night?’ In this highlights episode, we share intriguing responses on AI’s role in health care. From deepfakes and misinformation to bias and the risk of losing the human connection at the heart of care, these highlights capture some of the top issues today.]]></description>
		
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		<title>KFF Survey Methodology &#038; Data Collection Standards</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-survey-methodology-data-collection-standards/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffmichaelp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Public Opinion]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This publication describes KFF's survey methodology and data collection standards, including how the polling team reaches survey respondents, works to be representative, and partners with other news organizations on its polling projects. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Examining LGBTQ+ Adults’ Experiences with Health Care Costs and Access</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/examining-lgbtq-adults-experiences-with-health-care-costs-and-access/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffgraces]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBTQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender Identity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low Income]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prescription Drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Orientation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This report examines how LGBTQ+ adults' experiences with health care costs and access compare to those of non-LGBTQ+ adults, finding that LGBTQ+ adults face significantly greater challenges affording and accessing care.]]></description>
		
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			<media:description type="html">4 in 10 LGBTQ+ Adults, Including 6 in 10 Trans Adults, Say Their Insurer Delayed or Denied Needed Care in the Past Two Years</media:description>
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		<title>Different State Regulatory Approaches Reflect Open Questions About AI Mental Health Tools — The Monitor</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/different-state-regulatory-approaches-reflect-open-questions-about-ai-mental-health-tools/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffhagerey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Information and Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Measles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vaccines]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[States are taking different regulatory approaches to AI mental health tools in response to concerns about chatbots providing inaccurate or potentially dangerous advice. Laws and pending legislation in some states restrict AI from providing or advertising itself as therapy, while others focus on data protections, disclosures, and patient consent requirements. ]]></description>
		
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