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How Germany lowered prescription drug costs

Ali-Asghar Abedi

December 15, 2020 |

America First? |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany

To keep prescription drug costs affordable in Germany, there are limits in place for how much patients can be asked to pay for their medication, and insurers are required to cover the cost of new drugs whenever they become available. With this methodology in place, new drugs are kept accessible for all, and drug spending in the country has decreased.

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They Made a Revolutionary System to Protect People With Developmental Disabilities. Now It's Falling Apart.

Amy Silverman

December 12, 2020 |

ProPublica |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arizona

In Arizona, state officials recruited individuals for volunteer committees to have oversight of the state Division of Developmental Disabilities that was responsible for caring for those with developmental disabilities. Although the program was initially successful and "helped Arizona earn its reputation as one of the best states in the country for the care of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities," in recent years, a series of resignations and increased workload have left some of the panels "barely functioning."

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How Cherokee Nation Is Beating Back COVID

Mary Harris

December 10, 2020 |

Slate |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Talika, Oklahoma

Leaders from the Cherokee Nation have been praised for their success in containing the coronavirus pandemic through aggressive and rapid actions. A key component to that success has been the Cherokee Nation's private healthcare system, which includes a hospital on the reservation. Other efforts that have played a role include a mask-wearing mandate and messaging that focuses on protecting the community's elders.

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Long distances and stigma: Telehealth seen as way for farmers to access needed mental health assistance

Marissa Plescia

December 08, 2020 |

Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Illinois

A variety of telehealth counseling options throughout several Midwestern states are helping connect farmers with mental health clinicians. One option is online training, specifically targeted towards engaged couples and newlyweds, that teaches best practices for farming basics and managing communication and stress – already 1,500 people have enrolled in the course.

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How a program to support Latino caregivers may have discovered a new wave of patients

Natalia Rodríguez Medina

December 07, 2020 |

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Chicago-based Latino Alzheimer's and Memory Disorders Alliance (LAMDA) has helped connect "Latinos who have memory diseases with clinical support" by focusing on creating connections and using memory-health surveys. The program relies on bicultural community health promoters who are embedded within the community and visit places such as health fairs, nursing home lobbies and churches to offer resources and "conduct memory tests and evaluations on at-risk elders."

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How Madison's Latino community is pulling together to survive COVID

Natalie Yahr

December 02, 2020 |

The Cap Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

In Madison, Wisconsin, the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately impacting the Latino population, but the local community has joined together to advocate for better access to care and information. The efforts have included pop-up testing sites equipped with Spanish speakers, better-targeted messages, and non-medical support like food boxes.

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Cleveland's historic Legal Aid Society surges with the pandemic

Grant Segall

December 01, 2020 |

The Land |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland is helping low-income people facing legal hardships and civil issues obtain fair representation and access to services and aid. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the organization has struggled to keep pace with the need, but has still been able to provide services to nearly half of those who have requested and connect many of the others with partner organizations.

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In the Columbia River Gorge, a Local Program Adapts to Serve the Community Through Covid-19

Judy Bankman

November 24, 2020 |

The Daily Yonder |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Columbia Gorge, Oregon

The Bridges to Health program in Oregon is helping to improve community health by connecting individuals and families to resources such as housing, food aid, transportation options, and health-care facilities. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how the program works and not all clients are receptive to aid, "the program’s cross-sector model, its ability to quickly shift gears, and its resilient staff have allowed it to address the community’s changing needs."

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Coronavirus vaccine: How will poorer countries get a fair shot?

Laura López González

November 17, 2020 |

Al Jazeera |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Switzerland

As the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine continues, many officials are preemptively discussing how the vaccine will be disseminated, especially as richer countries have already "staked their claim to the first doses." The solution may be an advance market commitment – a concept employed in the early 2000s by GAVI to more equitably distribute the pneumococcal vaccine.

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Patients Struggle to Find Prescription Opioids After NY Tax Drives Out Suppliers

Anastassia Gliadkovskaya

November 17, 2020 |

Kaiser Health News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

To "punish major drugmakers for their role in the opioid epidemic and generate funding for treatment programs," the state of New York implemented a new an excise tax on opioids. Since going into effect, though, the tax has failed to bring in the expected revenue and many opioid manufacturers and wholesalers have stopped selling their drugs to the state which has negatively impacted those who have been prescribed opioids for ailments such as pain management.

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