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  • How Bourbon and Big Data Are Cleaning Up Louisville

    November 16, 2017 |

    Politico |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

    The city of Louisville, built and sustained largely by pollution-inducing industries such as rubber factories and bourbon distilleries, is grappling with how to make the city air cleaner. The novel Air Louisville study integrated a partnership between a technology healthcare startup and a government-sponsored initiative that tracked incidence of asthma in different areas of the city. The results are already leading to healthier residents, but it is also just the starting point for long-term change.

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  • For Karachi's poorest patients, this hospital makes high-quality care accessible

    November 02, 2017 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Pakistan, Karachi

    In Karachi, Pakistan’s Jinnah hospital, a private-public partnership between the government and the business sector have brought in over $35 million in donations. Those donations have led to new equipment, buildings, and systems infrastructure to make sure the patients – nearly 5,000 per day – are receiving modern medical care. While the partnership is underscored by the risk of one party backing out, both sides have clear roles and responsibilities to make sure the regions residents receive the care they need.

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  • Why Did India Have Ten Million Fewer Childhood Deaths Than Predicted?

    September 23, 2017 |

    NPR |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India

    The Million Death study revealed that the child mortality rate in India has decreased over the past 15 years. These results are most likely due to vaccine drives, free diagnostics, more health clinics and other such improvements.

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  • After single payer failed, Vermont embarks on a big health care experiment

    September 17, 2017 |

    The Washington Post |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    Hospitals in Vermont received upfront lump-sum payments to manage the care of patients assigned to them. The pilot project involved 30,000 Medicaid patients and was intended to incentivize providers to keep the patients healthy. However, it remains unclear whether this system and similar efforts across the country can improve health outcomes while reducing costs.

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  • In Connecticut, Saving Lives Comes With an Unexpected Perk: Saving Money

    September 15, 2017 |

    NationSwell |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Unlike other states, Connecticut is running their own medicaid program. The state is reducing costs by reaching out to people before they get severely sick. They’re using their extensive medicaid data, looking for people who face a greater risk of getting a disease, reaching out to them, and connecting them with preventative care. “The state’s per-patient spending on Medicaid dropped by an average of 5.7 percent each year between 2010 and 2014.”

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  • Wilmington's Solution to the Opioid Crisis

    September 01, 2017 |

    Governing |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Wilmington, North Carolina

    The opioid crisis has resulted in numerous addictions, overdoses and deaths, leading North Carolina to reassess how they are handling the crisis. A rapid-response team checks on users after being given naloxone, health-care navigators will help users get treatment, and individuals will be sent to treatment instead of prison.

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  • How Louisville Crowdsourced a Treatment For Asthma Attacks

    August 09, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

    The Kentucky metro area has some of the worst air quality in the country, leading to concerning rates of asthma and respiratory disease well above the national averages. But a group called AIR Louisville has implemented a creative, crowdsourced solution that utilizes GPS-enabled inhalers to help patients identify and address asthma patterns based on numerous factors such as avoiding heavily-polluted parts of town, and identifying the best treatments based on lifestyle needs.

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  • The Tasmanian Hep C Buyers' Club

    July 25, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

    A man named Greg Jefferys runs a sort of online buyers club for the life-saving oral treatment for Hepatitis C. There are myriad reasons why patients are unable to obtain the drugs on their own, a few being high costs imposed by the pharmaceutical companies, and lack of governmental approval for the drug. Jefferys charges a $200 fee to get patients the 12-week course of oral pills from India that cure Hepatitis C completely.

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  • The Battle to Get Gender Identity Into Your Health Records

    June 30, 2017 |

    Wired |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    When admitted to see a doctor, legal sex is typically documented, but gender identity can oftentimes be overlooked. Realizing this gap in identifying potential health factors, a software developer began implementing workplace talks to change this dialogue as well as change the code used in medical records.

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  • The Super-Users Dominating Health-Care Spending

    June 29, 2017 |

    The Atlantic |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    'Super-users' are people who use the healthcare system a disproportionate amount more. Programs such as One Care are designed to care for these 'super-users' organizing their complex care in order to reduce emergency room visits, prevent unnecessary procedures, and bring the cost of their care down.

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