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		<title>KFF/ESPN Survey of 1988 NFL Players Finds the Vast Majority Say Pro Football Left Them With a Range of Serious Health Problems, but Most Would Play Again and Encourage Their Kids To Play</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[KFF and ESPN today jointly released a first-of-its-kind, in-depth polling and reporting project that sheds new light on the health issues and other challenges facing NFL players after they leave the game. The KFF/ESPN Survey of 1988 NFL Players draws on a novel survey of 546 respondents who were among the 1,532 players from the<span class="readmore-ellipsis">&#8230;</span><a href="https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/press-release/kff-espn-survey-of-1988-nfl-players-finds-the-vast-majority-say-pro-football-left-them-with-a-range-of-serious-health-problems-but-most-would-play-again-and-encourage-their-kids-to-play/" class="see-more light-beige no-float inline-readmore">More</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>KFF/ESPN Survey of 1988 NFL Players</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Survey of 1988 NFL players, conducted by KFF in partnership with ESPN, looks at the overall health and well-being of former professional football players who played in the 1988 NFL season. While many are grappling with the immense toll the sport has taken on their physical and neurological health, most say they would do it all over again.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Few Trust Most Health Content on Social Media, Autism Claims Follow Thimerosal Policy Shift, and Misleading Narratives About SSRIs in Pregnancy — The Monitor</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/the-monitor/few-trust-most-health-content-on-social-media-autism-claims-follow-thimerosal-policy-shift-and-misleading-narratives-about-ssris-in-pregnancy/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Information and Trust]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This volume analyzes findings from the latest KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust, which show that just over half of adults say they use social media to find health information and advice, but less than half trust the health content they see across an array of social media sites and apps. It also examines false claims linking a mercury-based vaccine preservative to autism, following a federal decision to withdraw recommendations for flu vaccines containing the compound. In addition, it explores misleading narratives about antidepressant use during pregnancy and unproven claims about the health benefits of nicotine.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>KFF Health Information and Trust Tracking Poll: Health Information and Advice on Social Media</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/poll-finding/kff-health-information-and-trust-tracking-poll-health-information-and-advice-on-social-media/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[KFF's Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds that just over half of adults use social media for health information and advice at least occasionally but fewer than half say they find “most” or “some” of the information they see on each platform trustworthy.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: COVID-19 Vaccine Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As federal vaccine policy changes, this poll finds that most adults do not expect to get a COVID-19 vaccine this fall , and many parents are confused and uncertain about whether the vaccine is recommended for healthy children this year. About one in adults nationally say the changes to vaccine policy are making people safer, while more than a third say they are making people less safe. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Poll: While Most Adults Do Not Expect to Get a COVID-19 Shot This Fall, Those Who Want One Worry About Access and Insurance Coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As federal vaccine policy changes, most (59%) adults do not expect to get a COVID-19 vaccine this fall, while four in 10 (40%) say that they will “definitely” or “probably” get the shot, a new KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds. The groups most likely to say they will “probably” or “definitely”<span class="readmore-ellipsis">&#8230;</span><a href="https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/press-release/poll-while-most-adults-do-not-expect-to-get-a-covid-19-shot-this-fall-those-who-want-one-worry-about-access-and-insurance-coverage/" class="see-more light-beige no-float inline-readmore">More</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Finds Prior Authorization Process Difficult to Manage</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/patient-consumer-protections/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-public-finds-prior-authorization-process-difficult-to-manage/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following a pledge by insurance companies to reduce the burden of prior authorizations, KFF's Health Tracking Poll examines the publics experience with the process. The poll finds that most view insurers' delays and denials as a problem, and few are aware of the newly announced pledge. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Where Americans Saw Information About Tax and Budget Legislation on Social Media, and False Measles Narratives Target Immigrants  — The Monitor</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/the-monitor/where-americans-saw-information-about-tax-and-budget-legislation-on-social-media-and-false-measles-narratives-target-immigrants/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This volume shares findings from KFF’s latest poll on how the public encountered information about the recently passed tax and budget legislation; misleading narratives blaming undocumented immigrants for the current measles outbreak; misrepresentations of vaccine safety systems; claims that climate change isn’t real following deadly Texas flooding; and confusion around statins for preventing heart disease.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Views on Recent Tax and Budget Legislation</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/medicaid/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-public-views-on-recent-tax-and-budget-legislation/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[KFF's Health Tracking Poll looks at awareness and perceived impact of the tax and budget law signed by Trump in July 2025. Nearly half of the public says that they expect the new law to generally hurt them and their families, about twice the share who say it will generally help. The law itself remains largely unpopular, with many more people holding unfavorable views than favorable ones.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Poll: New Tax and Budget Law Remains Largely Unpopular; Nearly Half Say It Will Hurt Their Families, though Republicans and MAGA Supporters Are More Optimistic</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/press-release/poll-new-tax-and-budget-law-remains-largely-unpopular-nearly-half-say-it-will-hurt-their-families-though-republicans-and-maga-supporters-are-more-optimistic/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nearly half (46%) of the public says that they expect the new tax and budget law signed by President Trump earlier this month to generally hurt them and their families, nearly twice the share (26%) who say it will generally help, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. Among people who rely on Medicaid for<span class="readmore-ellipsis">&#8230;</span><a href="https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/press-release/poll-new-tax-and-budget-law-remains-largely-unpopular-nearly-half-say-it-will-hurt-their-families-though-republicans-and-maga-supporters-are-more-optimistic/" class="see-more light-beige no-float inline-readmore">More</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/americans-challenges-with-health-care-costs/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This data note reviews our recent polling data that finds that 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>States Expand Access to Ivermectin as Cancer Myths Continue, and Abortion Pill Faces False Water Supply Claim — The Monitor</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/the-monitor/states-expand-access-to-ivermectin-as-cancer-myths-continue-and-abortion-pill-faces-false-water-supply-claim/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This volume examines unsupported claims about ivermectin; the promotion of unproven “detox” supplements in response to falsehoods about the spike protein from the COVID-19 virus and vaccine; the unsubstantiated claim that byproducts from medication abortion pills contaminate the water supply; and the renewed debate over ADHD diagnoses and treatments.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>We’ve Never Seen Health Care Cuts This Big</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/medicaid/perspective/weve-never-seen-health-care-cuts-this-big/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this July 1 column for The New York Times Opinion section, KFF Executive Vice President for Health Policy Larry Levitt explains how the budget reconciliation bill passed by the Senate on July 1 is effectively a partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and, if signed into law, the resulting reductions in Medicaid<span class="readmore-ellipsis">&#8230;</span><a href="https://www.kff.org/medicaid/perspective/weve-never-seen-health-care-cuts-this-big/" class="see-more light-beige no-float inline-readmore">More</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Shifts in Funding Priorities and Vaccine Guidance Contribute to Safety Myths, Plus Reactions to Ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti — The Monitor</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/the-monitor/shifts-in-funding-priorities-and-vaccine-guidance-contribute-to-safety-myths-plus-reactions-to-ruling-in-u-s-v-skrmetti/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This volume examines how the cancellation of contracts to develop a bird flu vaccine and unfounded claims by new vaccine advisors reflect persistent myths about the safety of mRNA technology. It also explores false claims linking COVID-19 vaccines to miscarriage and analyzes how reactions to a Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care for minors highlights misconceptions and inflammatory language.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Public and Health (Mis)information: What Polling Tells Us about Where We’ve Been and Where We Might Be Going</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/perspective/the-public-and-health-misinformation-what-polling-tells-us-about-where-weve-been-and-where-we-might-be-going/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this research article released online by The Journal of Health Policy, Politics and Law, KFF&#8217;s Elizabeth Hamel, Alex Montero and Mollyann Brodie reflect on 30 years of public opinion data to offer perspectives on how the public accesses, evaluates, and uses health information, and what recent trends may suggest about the future of the<span class="readmore-ellipsis">&#8230;</span><a href="https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/perspective/the-public-and-health-misinformation-what-polling-tells-us-about-where-weve-been-and-where-we-might-be-going/" class="see-more light-beige no-float inline-readmore">More</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>KFF Health Tracking Poll: ACA Enhanced Subsidies</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-aca-enhanced-subsidies/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[KFF's Health Tracking Poll looks at public awareness and support for ACA Marketplace subsidies and finds that most adults are unaware the subsidies are set to expire soon. Three in four say Congress should extend the subsidies and support persists despite hearing counter arguments. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Poll: Most of the Public Support Extending the ACA’s Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Including Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/press-release/poll-most-of-the-public-support-extending-the-acas-enhanced-premium-tax-credits-including-most-republicans-and-maga-supporters/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at the end of 2025, a large majority (77%) of the public favor Congress extending the credits while about one in five (22%) say they should let them expire, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. Majorities of Democrats (91%), independents (80%),<span class="readmore-ellipsis">&#8230;</span><a href="https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/press-release/poll-most-of-the-public-support-extending-the-acas-enhanced-premium-tax-credits-including-most-republicans-and-maga-supporters/" class="see-more light-beige no-float inline-readmore">More</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>KFF Health Tracking Poll: Views of the One Big Beautiful Bill</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/medicaid/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-views-of-the-one-big-beautiful-bill/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This poll finds two-thirds of the public view the "One Big Beautiful Bill" legislation unfavorably, and its favorability erodes further when people hear about its potential health impacts. As Congress debates changes to Medicaid and the ACA as part of the bill, each program's popularity is at a record high.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>7 Charts About Public Opinion on Medicaid</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/medicaid/poll-finding/7-charts-about-public-opinion-on-medicaid/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Low income]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This data note provides an overview of recent KFF polling on the public’s views of and connections to Medicaid, the federal-state government health insurance for certain low-income adults and children and long-term care program for adults 65 and older and younger adults with disabilities.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>KFF Health Tracking Poll: The Public’s Views on the ACA</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/interactive/kff-health-tracking-poll-the-publics-views-on-the-aca/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This interactive chart allows users to track public opinion on the Affordable Care Act, from the inception of the law to the present, for subgroups based on age, race, income, gender, party identification and insurance status.]]></description>
		
		
		
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