The New York Times
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Tuberculosis is still a rampant problem in the developing world. Doctors are looking for even more advanced ways to test for TB beyond the GeneXpert tests.
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Los Angeles Times
19 June 2019
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The United States is currently facing a rise in the cost of specialty drugs, but the nation may be able to learn from Germany's successful approach to a drug pricing initiative. Based on keeping government involvement to a minimum, new drugs must go through a series of evaluations with a non-governmental agency before entering the market to prove that the new drug has an added benefit compared to the existing drug therapies.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/12/advancing-tb-test-technology-where-it-matters-most?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Jens Erik Gould
The New York Times
12 June 2015
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Tuberculosis is still a rampant problem in the developing world. Doctors are looking for even more advanced ways to test for TB beyond the GeneXpert tests.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/in-india-leading-a-hospital-franchise-with-vision?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
16 January 2013
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Twelve million people are blind in India, and are robbed of their livelihoods as a result. A hugely successful chain of cataract hospitals in India helped its business by treating half its patients for free.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/an-electronic-eye-on-hospital-hand-washing?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
24 November 2011
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Hospital-acquired infections are the fourth leading cause of death in America. Hospitals are trying to remedy that using high-tech solutions to promote health-care worker handwashing.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/a-trade-barrier-to-defeating-aids?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
26 July 2011
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One-pill-a-day generic AIDS drugs for poor countries are hard to make because each ingredient is patented by a different pharmaceutical company. The Patent Pool provides a way for companies to donate their intellectual property safely.
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Atul Gawande
PBS Frontline
3 August 2011
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The highest hospital costs come from preventable emergency room visits. A doctor in Camden developed a home visit program which gives better and cheaper care.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/18/for-mothers-to-be-finding-health-care-in-a-group?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
18 December 2013
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To educate and prepare new mothers, Centering Pregnancy and Centering Parenting sites in the United States offer community-based patient-centered care in low-income areas. Centering offers interactive learning, check-ups, and social support, so that women can take charge of their health.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/health-care-for-a-changing-work-force?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Bornstein
The New York Times
1 December 2011
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America’s system of health care is based on an old industrial-era model, without taking into account a decentralized, mobile, independent workforce that remains largely unprotected without health and unemployment insurance. The Freelancers Insurance Company, based in New York State, offers competitive premiums by having their executives receive salaries at low wages. The model keeps costs under control, which in turn makes health care more accessible to independent workers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/25/healthcare-gov-is-busted-these-four-state-exchanges-arent?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Sarah Kliff
Washington Post
25 October 2013
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Accessible affordable health care is needed for millions of uninsured Americans. The Affordable Care Act is a viable solution that helps the uninsured. Although the launching of the website had some glitches, many states designed their own insurance marketplace and have successfully signed up people for coverage.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/helping-rios-poor-continue-to-heal-at-home?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Bornstein
The New York Times
11 December 2013
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Physical illnesses trigger and exacerbate poverty because costs are too high to treat them. The Associação Saúde Criança in Rio de Janeiro counsels poor, urban families with ill children. Volunteers assist families with food, medicine, vocational training, housing, legal aid, among other services that help mothers achieve their personal goals.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/helping-new-drugs-out-of-academias-valley-of-death?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Bornstein
The New York Times
2 May 2011
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Despite significant increases in funding and advances in biomedical research, the rates of new treatments and drugs for illnesses that reach the market every year have plummeted. A group called the Myelin Repair Foundation, along with several other foundations, uses an intensely goal-directed and collaborative method to tackle the bottleneck.
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