Racial Equity and Health Policy - Research and Data from KFF https://www.kff.org/topic/racial-equity-and-health-policy/ The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:05:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.3 https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/04/3976_KFF_favicon_256x256_revised.png?w=32 Racial Equity and Health Policy - Research and Data from KFF https://www.kff.org/topic/racial-equity-and-health-policy/ 32 32 243654493 Five Key Facts About People Experiencing Homelessness https://www.kff.org/medicaid/five-key-facts-about-people-experiencing-homelessness/ https://www.kff.org/medicaid/five-key-facts-about-people-experiencing-homelessness/#respond Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:06:10 +0000 https://www.kff.org/medicaid/five-key-facts-about-people-experiencing-homelessness/feed/ 0 688158 In 2024, 22 percent of Adults Experiencing Homelessness Had a Serious Mental Illness_FI Health Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law https://www.kff.org/medicaid/health-provisions-in-the-2025-federal-budget-reconciliation-law/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:23:09 +0000 670303 250801_Fed-Budget-Reconciliation Law_Health Provisions_FI 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 https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/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/ https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/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/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:23:39 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=685573 https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/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/feed/ 0 685573 KFF/ESPN Survey of 1988 NFL Players https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/kff-espn-survey-of-nfl-players/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:45:00 +0000 670414 250808_ESPN-Survey-of-1988-NFL-Players_FI What Role Do Immigrants Play in the Rural Workforce? 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