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	<title>Race, Ethnicity and Health Care - Reports, fact sheets, explainers from the Kaiser Family Foundation</title>
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		<title>Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This data note reviews our recent polling data that finds that many Americans struggle to afford many aspects of health care, including disproportionate shares of uninsured adults, Black and Hispanic adults and those with lower incomes. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>KFF Health Tracking Poll: The Public’s View of Immigration Enforcement Activities in Health Care Settings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amid reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at hospitals and President Trump's reversal of policy protecting "sensitive locations" like hospitals, KFF's Health Tracking Poll finds that a majority of the public say they are concerned about the Trump administration's actions in health care settings.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Deaths and Health Care Issues in ICE Detention Centers Under the Second Trump Administration</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Immigrant Health]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This brief provides an overview of deaths in ICE custody and detention centers under the Trump administration based on KFF analysis of ICE detainee death reporting and news releases and reviews recent reports of health care issues in detention centers. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Racial Disparities in Life Expectancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Racial Equity and Health Policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[There was an increase in life expectancy between 2021 and 2023 across all racial and ethnic groups. American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) people experienced the largest increase in life expectancy of 4.5 years during this time, followed by Hispanic (3.5 years) and Black people (2.8 years).]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How States Verify Citizenship and Immigration Status in Medicaid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This brief describes federal citizenship and immigration status eligibility and eligibility verification requirements for Medicaid. Eligibility for federally-funded coverage under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program is limited to U.S. citizens and certain lawfully present immigrants.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Do Health Expenditures Vary Across the Population?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig "Moondog" Palosky]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This analysis explores the variation in health spending across the population using 2023 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data. Five percent of the population accounted for nearly half of all health spending in 2023.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Health and Health Care Experiences of Immigrant Parents and Their Children During the Second Trump Term</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/immigrant-health/health-and-health-care-experiences-of-immigrant-parents-and-their-children-during-the-second-trump-term/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/immigrant-health/health-and-health-care-experiences-of-immigrant-parents-and-their-children-during-the-second-trump-term/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffdrishtip]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This brief provides data from the 2025 KFF/New York Times Survey of Immigrants on the health and health care experiences of immigrant parents and their children in the U.S. amid the current policy environment.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Heart Disease Deaths and Death Rates per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/state-indicator/heart-disease-deaths-and-death-rates-per-100000-population-by-raceethnicity/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffsamanr]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Diabetes Deaths and Death Rates per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/state-indicator/diabetes-deaths-and-death-rates-by-raceethnicity/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Cancer Deaths and Death Rates per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Total Deaths and Death Rates per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Early Prenatal Care Use Falls, Gaps Widen for Women of Color, CDC Data Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While the exact reasons for the recent declines in early prenatal care use are not known, disparities in maternal and infant health reflect underlying inequities in insurance coverage, access to care, and social and economic factors.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Potential Impacts of Trump Administration H-1B Visa Policies on the Health Care and Social Assistance Industries</title>
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					<comments>https://www.kff.org/immigrant-health/potential-impacts-of-trump-administration-h-1b-visa-policies-on-the-health-care-and-social-assistance-industries/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffdrishtip]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Immigrant Health]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This issue brief provides an overview of the H-1B visa program, analyzes trends in H-1B visa approvals for the health care and social assistance industries using data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and discusses potential implications of recent policies impacting the H-1B program on the U.S. health care workforce. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Potential Impact of the Federal Pause on Immigrant Visas From 75 Countries on the U.S. Health Care Workforce</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/immigrant-health/potential-impact-of-the-federal-pause-on-immigrant-visas-from-75-countries-on-the-u-s-health-care-workforce/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/immigrant-health/potential-impact-of-the-federal-pause-on-immigrant-visas-from-75-countries-on-the-u-s-health-care-workforce/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffdrishtip]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This policy watch discusses the implications  for the U.S.  health care workforce of the recent DOS immigrant visa pause for individuals from 75 countries deemed more likely to be a public charge.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Health Care Providers Warn of Impacts of Increased ICE Presence at Health Care Facilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The presence of ICE at hospitals and health care facilities represents a reversal in policy under the Trump administration from previous policy that had protected against enforcement in these and other “sensitive locations” like schools and places of worship.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Potential Implications of the New Medicaid Data Sharing Agreement Between CMS and ICE  </title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This issue brief provides an overview of a new data sharing agreement for CMS to share Medicaid data with ICE and its potential implications for health care access and data privacy.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Key Data on Health and Health Care for American Indian or Alaska Native People </title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[AIAN individuals experience significant health disparities compared to their White counterparts. People who identified as AIAN alone have shorter life expectancies (70.1 vs 78.4 years at birth), higher rates of chronic diseases, and higher rates of suicide deaths and substance use disorder. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Health and Health Care for American Indian or Alaska Native People: Key Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to a combination of lower coverage rates, additional access barriers, and historical and ongoing discrimination, AIAN people continue to face significant disparities in health and health care.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This analysis examines how people of color fare compared to White people across 64 measures of health, health care, and social determinants of health using the most recent data available from federal surveys and administrative sets as well as the 2023 KFF Survey on Racism, Discrimination, and Health.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: Current Status and Key Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This brief includes data on pregnancy and birth outcomes by race and ethnicity, describes the underlying factors driving disparities, and discusses current policies affecting maternal and infant health disparities.]]></description>
		
		
		
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