Inspiration
When HealthCare.gov was created the government was giving $7.7 million to all the states that came up with a plan to direct people to HealthCare.gov. Our Governor Chris Christie seemed like he was dragging his feet on this so I decided to take up the challenge. Also, at the same time, the teachers in New Jersey were fighting with the state over a 7 million shortfall in their budget, and because my sister was a teacher I knew they really needed this money.
What it does
Directs people to HealthCare.gov in their state by using Facebook keyword business pages which are basically the terms they would use to search for healthcare online in their state.
How I built it
I just found out what terms people were using the most to search for healthcare and then I multiplied each one by all the states and its territories.
Challenges I ran into
It took way longer then I thought to create. (About 10 hours a day for 6 months) Also, I haven't been able to sign onto Facebook for over 10 months. Everything I created is still there and I still get alerts and message but Facebook will not let me log in.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The number of people I directed to HealthCare.gov. I don't know the number but I know it a lot. Also, when this finally gets integrated with AI and messaging it's going to save the government hundreds of billions of dollars in future advertising and customer support costs.
What I learned
That politics in America is so toxic that when you send this platform to the governor's house by UPS and all he has to do is hand it in to collect $7.7 million he will just throw it in the trash if it's going to help another political party. He could care less about how much it would have helped his state's taxpayers.
What's next for HealthCare Advertising Platform
I have no idea. I can't log in to Facebook. But, this Nationwide Navigation & Advertising Platform for HealthCare.gov will save the USA hundreds of billions of dollars in future advertising and customer service costs with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning and could be used with HealthCare services like telemedicine as well. It also could be used to help direct people to all the nationwide insurance agents and brokers licensed with the Small Business Health Options (SHOP) that are available throughout the year to help people enroll in and manage their SHOP coverage
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