June 24, 2020 Baylor Scott & White Health is revolutionizing health insurance in North Texas by offering a plan that integrates the incentives and funding structure of direct primary care into the larger network of healthcare providers. This means that primary care physicians operating in this plan will not be billing for individual services, and […]
June 24, 2020 Texans traveling to New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will have to quarantine for 14 days as part of a new set of travel restrictions announced by governors in those states Wednesday. The governors announced the new travel restrictions as several states start to reopen businesses and there has been an accompanying […]
June 23, 2020 Two months into reopening, Texas needs help. In fact, it needs thousands of helpers. At least that’s what Edward Salsberg thinks. Salsberg is a senior researcher at The Mullan Institute at George Washington University and helped build a model to figure out how many contact tracers states need to track COVID-19. “People […]
June 23, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to surge here, UT Southwestern Medical Center is warning about “alarming” trends and urging residents to stay vigilant, especially around the July Fourth holiday. Its doctors also had a message for business: Keep employees working at home if you can. While that approach won’t fly in some industries, many […]
June 23, 2020 As restaurants across the state slowly re-open their dining rooms, 77% of consumers say they plan to reduce visits to restaurants in the future. Without those sales, more small businesses and family legacies will be forced to close their doors forever. To address consumer confidence, the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA), Dallas College, […]
June 23, 2020 At the request of Mayor Eric Johnson, the Dallas Economic Recovery Task Force today announced a new initiative to advance short-term COVID-19 economic recovery and drive long-term inclusive growth in Dallas. It will be co-chaired by Richard Fisher and Fred Perpall. The new initiative, named Dallas Forward, is two-fold, but the blueprint […]
June 23, 2020 U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia says the Trump administration’s new restrictions on temporary work visas are intended to create jobs and opportunities for American workers, not limit employers’ ability to recruit skilled foreign workers. “The aim here is again to make sure that American workers have the opportunity to get back to […]
June 22, 2020 Opportunity Insights (OI) is excited to announce the next cohort of its Creating Moves to Opportunity (CMTO) project. OI will partner directly with DHA – Housing Solutions for North Texas (Dallas, TX), Fresno Housing (Fresno, CA), The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Department of Human Services, and Allegheny […]
June 23, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in hand sanitizer purchases, but now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning that nine brands may be potentially toxic. The FDA said Friday that consumers should stop using any hand sanitizer from Mexico-based manufacturer Eskbiochem SA de CV, due to […]
June 23, 2020 Gov. Greg Abbott sternly warned Texans of “rampant” spread of coronavirus that took the state to a new high Tuesday of more than 5,000 new cases in a single day. Saying Texans should stay home unless they have a good reason to venture out, Abbott even hinted he may give local officials […]