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  • Should Medicare pay for toothpaste and shoes?

    September 12, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In Massachusetts, nonprofit Commonwealth Care Alliance is piloting a new experiment: using federal dollars from Medicare and Medicaid to provide preventive care and pay for the things that aren't explicitly medical, but are vital for maintaining good health. According to the company, "hospital admissions plunged 27 percent for the organization’s elderly clientele between 2011 and 2017," but there are concerns about whether this model could successfully scale to a national level.

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  • Medicare's cost surprise: It's going down

    September 12, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Despite reports of projected increased spending on Medicare and Medicaid, Medicare spending per-person has actually decreased in recent years, a change that has been attributed to a web of factors like value-centered care and better coordination for complex patients. However, although positive results have been found, researchers caution that is is hard to ascertain the exact cause and replicate it flawlessly.

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  • Eight drivers, five days: A migrant's emotional journey to find her daughter

    September 11, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    Immigrant Families Together is a coalition of volunteers trying reunify parents and children that were separated due to the Donald Trump administration’s “Zero Tolerance” policy. They are paying for bonds, releasing immigrants, and driving them across state lines to be reunited with their children. Already, they’ve helped reunite a dozen families.

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  • Is Cash Better for Poor People Than Conventional Foreign Aid?

    September 11, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Matinza

    Direct cash transfers to poor people in developing countries is a newer way to spend foreign aid dollars. GiveDirectly is the prominent charity who pioneered this method of giving cash as a form of aid, with the rationale that poor people are better equipped to decide where a dollar should go than an outside organization. A study sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development aims to compare the effectiveness of cash transfers and traditional nonprofit programs. The results may shape the future of aid in America and around the globe.

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  • Government can send immigrants to rural areas. But can it make them stay?

    September 11, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Canada and Australia have both used targeted immigration policies to grow their rural populations. But Canada’s more holistic approach seems to match the long-term needs of migrant and local populations better than Australia’s.

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  • Kyrgyzstan wants transparency to curb corruption

    September 11, 2018 |

    GovInsider |

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    Response Location: Kyrgyzstan

    Kyrgyzstan is using technology to tackle corruption and reduce costs. The country is centralizing and digitizing government services with help from Estonia. It is also using biometrics in elections to reduce the chances of rigged ballots and build public trust.

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  • Federal program to aid low-income areas ready for local investors

    September 07, 2018 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    Since the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed, investors, community leaders, and local governments have been talking about Opportunity Zones. These are low-income areas in each state--Alabama has 150--that will incentivize investor spending by providing tax breaks for longer-term investment in areas typically not on the highest priority list for traditional investors. Montgomery, Alabama is seeking input from local groups on where funding can best be spent. Though the opportunity zones legislation is in its early days, many are excited about the potential to stimulate economic growth.

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  • Stripped: The Search for Human Rights in US Women's Prisons

    September 07, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    After her client and friend gets sentenced to 13 years in prison at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, Laurie Dawson, an activist, sets out to reform prison practices. With the guidance of the Bangkok Rules, an international document that outlines 70 principles meant to reform women’s prisons, Dawson sets her sight on eliminating strip searches from WCCM, and succeeds.

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  • How two men and a WhatsApp group rescued scores of Afghan heroes

    September 07, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Afghanistan

    A British military officer and his Afghanistan translator created a network of interpreters to help push policy changes in the United Kingdom to allow more translators to move to the country with their families. Out of the 2,000 interpreters employed by the British military, fewer than 400 have been able to relocate legally even though most face deadly reprisals for their work. The effort has brought promises of change from top officials, but much remains to be done.

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  • Bees are dying at an alarming rate. Amsterdam may have the answer.

    September 07, 2018 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    Despite declining bee populations internationally, Amsterdam's bee population has stabilized and appears to be on the rise. Thanks to several initiatives such as insect hotels, the banning of pesticides and the creation of bee-friendly environments, the city's government-enforced pollinator strategy provides lessons for cities everywhere.

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