RemedIA

Inspiration

A Latino friend’s grandma had an ocular issue but was denied care at NYU Langone. They were then referred to {...} for treatment based on their financial situation. This story is just one of the many barriers to healthcare faced by the uninsured, underinsured, underrepresented, undocumented members of the Hispanic & Latino Community. Our goal is to develop an app to reduce the barrier of access to healthcare by allowing a user to find a nearby FQHC which will treat them regardless of the personal financial situation. Promotoras can help educate the community on how to use their app to be more self-reliant.

• 18.4% — Uninsured. Hispanic people under 65 were uninsured in 2024, vs. 6.8% of White people.
• 52% — Skipped care due to cost. Hispanic/Latino working-age adults skipped at least one type of care because of cost.
• 39% — Navigation barrier. Immigrants who delayed or skipped care said they did not know where or how to find services.
• 36% — Language barrier. Hispanic immigrants with limited English proficiency reported difficulty getting healthcare because of English.
• 48% — Care avoided. Likely undocumented immigrants said they or a family member avoided care because of immigration-related concerns.

What is does

RemedIA app can help a user locate the top 3 local healthcare resources based on self-reported emergency status and location.

How I built it

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Challenges we ran into

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Accomplishments that we're proud of

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What we learned

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What's next for RemedIA

Introduce RemedIA to local promotoras who can act as trusted resource for adoption within the community.

Built With

• base44
• base44-ai-agents
• base44-backend-functions-(deno)
• base44-entities
• base44-whatsapp-integration
• google-maps-urls
• nyc-care-/-nyc-health-+-hospitals-open-location-data
• openstreetmap-nominatim
• react
• tavily-api
• us-census-geocoder
• zippopotam.us-api