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How Poverty Changes the Brain

Tara Garcia Mathewson

April 19, 2017 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Living in poverty can impact brain functioning due to the consistent stress and can lead to difficulty with problem solving, decision making, and goal setting. A Boston-based project, EMPath, addresses this issue by assisting families with identifying goals and taking the steps to accomplish these goals.

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A transformative practice in Mongolia is helping people die with grace and dignity

Andrew North

April 06, 2017 |

Quartz |

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Response Location: Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia, under the influence of Dr. Odontuya Davaasuren, has become very advanced in its palliative care. Patients are given full information about their diagnosis, are provided with the proper pain medications, families are involved and guided and spiritual considerations are included creating a better system of care.

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How an obscure Obamacare provision is quietly saving lives, and money, in Missouri

Sheree Crute

March 01, 2017 |

Washington Monthly |

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Response Location: United States, St. Charles, Missouri

Crider Health Center was having trouble coordinating the communication between psychiatry and primary care physicians. In 2012, under the Affordable Care Act, Crider and dozens of other mental health centers in the state of Missouri, received federal funds to pilot “integrated care” for Medicaid recipients as part of the new public policy. The funds have enabled social service agencies to work together with hospitals and mental health centers so that patients receive cost-saving, comprehensive care.

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A Cure for High Health Care Costs

Shannon Brownlee

March 01, 2017 |

Washington Monthly |

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Response Location: United States

While American medicine tops the charts for "acute care," it's notably sub-par when it comes to treating chronic conditions and focusing on prevention. This piece introduces a series on how the U.S. healthcare system's structure results in high expenses and inefficient treatments, and what various programs around the nation are doing to improve quality of care at lower costs.

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Stanford's Big Health Care Idea

Heather Boerner

March 01, 2017 |

Washington Monthly |

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Response Location: United States, Stanford, California

Doctors at Stanford University developed per-patient and per-month payment plans to better support patients with complex medical needs. The approach upends the typical per-service payment model. It has radically improved primary care by incentivizing healthcare providers to offer more comprehensive support.

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Homeless Find a Champion in Canada's Medicine Hat

Craig Smith

February 26, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Canada, Alberta

The average homeless person costs taxpayers 120,000 Canadian dollars a year, while it takes just 18,000 Canadian dollars to house someone. In Alberta, Canada, the “housing first” strategy gets homeless people into homes regardless of whether they are mentally ill, alcoholic, or even drug abusers. The strategy almost eliminates homelessness.

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A Fix for Gender Bias in Health Care? Check

Jessica Nordell

January 11, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

At Johns Hopkins, implicit gender bias was recognized as one of the main reasons for unequal diagnosis and treatment of preventable blood clots. A blood clot prevention checklist was created to disrupt this bias, both by dissagregating decisions as well as reducing intervention of human judgement.

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A Bipartisan Reason to Save Obamacare

Tina Rosenberg

January 04, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

The Affordable Care Act has been one of the most contentious policies in recent history, with widespread disagreement between political parties. While it is typically viewed as a partisan issue, this article recognizes benefits that defy party lines, mainly in regards to the Act's attempts to increase innovation across the US Medical Industry, facilitating a value-based care model.

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Hospitals Can Be Key to Healthy People, Healthy Economies

Johnny Magdaleno

November 29, 2016 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States

Hospitals in the United States spend over $340 billion on health services, but with those funds, they could also help the numerous neighborhoods struggling with poverty. The Democracy Collaborative is a research center that helps hospitals link up with local institutions to encourage job growth, buy regionally produced food, and reinvest into their local economy.

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The Arts of Medicine

Linda Hagen Miller

November 29, 2016 |

Inlander |

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Response Location: United States, Spokane, Washington

Medical students are trained in medicine but rarely encouraged to develop their personal skills. The University of Washington School of Medicine requires their students to take a course, “Daily Dose of Humanities,” which is intended to help physicians connect with their patients, remember why they wanted to become a doctor, and provide stress coping tactics, through all forms of the arts.

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