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  • In Montana, a Tough Negotiator Proved Employers Don't Have to Pay So Much for Health Care

    Marshall Allen

    October 02, 2018 |

    ProPublica |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Montana

    Montana hired a former insurance industry worker to administer its health plan. She had a new strategy: simply tell the hospitals what the state would pay and also require a full accounting of drug costs. None of the hospitals have reported struggling after lowering costs.

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  • What Hospitals Waste

    Marshall Allen Tristan Spinski

    March 09, 2017 |

    ProPublica |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

    U.S. hospitals waste an estimated $765 billion every year (National Academy of Medicine), and a large portion of this is wasted in the form of discarded medical supplies. Usually, these supplies are still in their original packaging and aren't even close to expiring. An organization called Partners for World Health collects these supplies from hospitals near Portland, Maine and ships them to other countries and medical clinics in need.

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