Organizing for America Bus Tour in Dallas draws 1,000 supporters, some opponents
The Health Insurance Reform Now Tour Bus has made over a dozen stops since Organizing For America launched their campaign in early June.
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009
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Audio: Adell Campbell talks about children’s health care and insurance in Texas
Campbell will talk with Jacqueline P. West from the Community Council of Greater Dallas and Gina Mares of the North Texas Food Bank.
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009
Dallas-based Tenet reaches agreement with Blue Shield of California
Agreement covers all hospitals and outpatient centers in California.
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009
Dallas-based ACS signs $27 million Medicaid contract with Alaska
ACS signed a $130 million contract with the state last year.
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008
CVS Caremark Trust awards Easter Seals North Texas $30,000 grant to support local autism services
Funds will provide occupational, physical, and speech-language therapies for children who have autism and other special needs and are uninsured, underinsured or Medicaid-lapsed clients.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas makes executive changes
Eduardo J. Sanchez takes over as VP and Chief Medical Officer.
Monday, April 28, 2008
TMA and local physician visit Congress to discuss broken healthcare system
Dr. Hines helps explain why Medicare is doomed.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
The changing face of Medicare
If the moratorium on the new Medicaid regulations is allowed to expire in May 2008, North Texas residents and area hospitals will soon feel the effects.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Rep. Helen Giddings and local grocery stores team up for children’s insurance
Giddings and other volunteers will be at area Minyard's, Carnival, and Sack 'n Save stores to help kids get insurance.
Friday, Feb. 22, 2008
Dallas-based Tenet announces national agreement with CIGNA
Nine hospitals added to CIGNA provider network.
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008
Dallas-based Tenet enters into new national agreement with UnitedHealthcare
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007
Blue Cross building new HQ in Richardson
The complex will measure 1 million square feet.
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007
Plano-based Texas True Choice acquired by Viant
The company was sold for approximately $54 million.
Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007
“Retail” health insurance comes to the DFW market
Uninsured Texans can now buy more inexpensive plans online.
Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007
Health care providers for uninsured, low-income to convene in Dallas
Annual conference is largest gathering of health care providers for low-income, uninsured.
Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007
Dallas nurses announce ‘Scrubs for SiCKO’ campaign in conjunction with Michael Moore’ film
Event to be led by three Metroplex nurses who were fired for protesting unsafe patient conditions in hospital.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Texas leads nation in uninsured population
1/4 of us are uninsured. So take those vitamins.
Friday, June 22, 2007
UnitedHealthcare helps make the health care system sick
Is their latest national advertisement either disinformation, propaganda or both? Does UnitedHealthcare think we are stupid?
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Texas Health Institute announces study on the uninsured in Texas
Study finds that Texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the nation.
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas to lease office space in new Richardson HQ
New digs to accommodate 1000 extra employees.
Friday, Jan. 5, 2007
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas to get new headquarters
Will move up Central Expressway out of this crappy building into a better one, which business people in their parlance say "kicks ass." At least that's what we'd say if it were our building.
Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006
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