Putting out a call to those interested in making an impact by contributing to public data projects... Looking for somebody to create a new public dataset (and accompanying source code).
Background
In November 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) enacted a new regulatory requirement for health insurers who list plans on insurance marketplaces. They must now publish a machine-readable version of their provider network directory and drug formulary, publish it to a specified JSON standard, and update it at least monthly. This data has just recently become accessible to the public. Some of its uses can be found in the Bayes Impact hackathon "prompts" or in at least 7 DDOD use cases.
Challenge
While these newly available datasets can significantly benefit consumer health applications and be used in a range of healthcare analytics, the current format doesn't lend itself to doing so.
First, while there is a single "Machine-readable URL PUF" seed file, the actual data is scattered throughout thousands of URLs.
Second, for analytics and aggregate operations, it would be beneficial to convert the JSON schema into a tabular data format.
Putting out a call to those interested in making an impact by contributing to public data projects... Looking for somebody to create a new public dataset (and accompanying source code).
Background
In November 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) enacted a new regulatory requirement for health insurers who list plans on insurance marketplaces. They must now publish a machine-readable version of their provider network directory and drug formulary, publish it to a specified JSON standard, and update it at least monthly. This data has just recently become accessible to the public. Some of its uses can be found in the Bayes Impact hackathon "prompts" or in at least 7 DDOD use cases.
Challenge
While these newly available datasets can significantly benefit consumer health applications and be used in a range of healthcare analytics, the current format doesn't lend itself to doing so.
Request
Write code that does the following:
Run the code and let us know where to find the resulting files. We should be able to find a good home for them, so that they enjoy widespread use.
If you can do this, you’ll be an official Open Data Hero! (Spandex optional.)