Medical City is Dallas’ Most Expensive Hospital

It’s always been nearly impossible to compare prices between hospitals. For one, most people who find themselves in an emergency room don’t have the leisure to shop around. Even if they do, where are they going to turn? Healthcare providers don’t typically put their prices on billboards. The opacity of…

Dallas Interfaith Group to State Lawmakers: Expand Medicaid Now

Dallas Area Interfaith held a news conference this morning at Temple Emanu-El, where more than a dozen faith leaders from the Dallas area gathered to support Medicaid expansion. Since Friday, 60 clergy members from Catholic, Protestant and Jewish congregations have signed a letter calling on state lawmakers to opt in…

A DART Committee Voted to Offer Domestic Partner Benefits Yesterday

DART’s policy, or lack thereof, for offering health coverage for employees’ gay and lesbian partners was thrust into the spotlight last summer when former police officer Andrew Moss launched a petition calling for change after his husband (at least under California law) was denied benefits. The agency’s board of directors…

Former Komen CEO Nancy Brinker Turns to a New Cause: Gay Rights

If one person can be said to be responsible for the inexplicable requirement that professional football players don pink gloves and shoes, it’s Nancy Brinker. Through the Dallas-based Susan G. Komen Foundation, she’s managed, not quite single-handedly but almost, to turn the fight against breast cancer into a global cause…

Finally, a State-Funded Map of Texas’ Fattest Children

It’s no secret that Texans are fat and that they’re getting fatter. Right now, almost one in three qualify as obese, with that ratio expected to nearly double over the next two decades. The picture is almost as grim for kids. According to a 2011 study, one in five children…