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My Possibilities is one of BCBSTX's 2024-2025 Blue Impact grant recipients. [Photo: My Possibilities]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Awards Nearly $3M in Community Grants to 101 Texas Organizations
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jul 25, 2024
BCBSTX said $2.9 million in Blue Impact grants have been awarded to 101 community-based organizations across the Lone Star State, including many in North Texas. President Jim Springfield said the organizations will "leverage their knowledge, experience, and talents on the local level to help create healthier communities."
by Lance Murray |
Apr 23, 2024
Collective Health is an employee health benefits platform with more than 500,000 members. The company's corporate clients include H-E-B, Daikin, and Academy Sports + Outdoors.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 25, 2023
Awarded to 101 community-based organizations across the state—including many in North Texas—the Blue Impact grants focus on health care access and target impacts of socio-economic and social determinants of health.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 28, 2023
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is accepting applications for a new $2.93 million grant program as part of a refreshed community investment strategy focused on social determinants of health....
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Pegasus artwork in the lobby of Dallas' Pegasus Park, the home of the ARPA-H Customer Experience Hub. [Photo: Dallas Innovates]
Center of Gravity: Capital Factory Kicks Off New Dallas Digs With Startup Crawl and Health Supernova Event
by Kevin Cummings | May 6, 2022
Earlier this week, the Austin-based accelerator and investor announced its plans to launch a Center for Health Innovation at Pegasus Park in Dallas.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 5, 2022
The Austin-based accelerator and investor plans to launch its Center for Health Innovation at Pegasus Park in Dallas by end of 2023. Its goal: connecting startups locally and across the state with each other, as well as other corporate and research players in the space.
“We're in the business of erasing boundaries in Texas—full stop,” President and Co-Founder Bryan Chambers told Dallas Innovates.
“We're in the business of erasing boundaries in Texas—full stop,” President and Co-Founder Bryan Chambers told Dallas Innovates.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 25, 2022
The Healthy Kids, Healthy Families grant was awarded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Plano-based My Possibilities will use the funding to support its Healthy Lifestyles curriculum, integrating health and fitness activities into daily practice for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 22, 2021
Dallas' C1 Innovation Lab, operated by Health Care Services Corporation (which owns Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas), has entered into a collaboration with early-stage investor Capital Factory to help Texas entrepreneurs explore, address, and pilot solutions that serve BCBSTX members. The end goal is to engage with new technologies and local entrepreneurs on the cutting edge of healthcare innovation.
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson [Image: Courtesy City of Dallas]
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Discusses Parallel Crises Facing City, Looks to the Future
by Michael Wood | Dec 11, 2020
During Eric Johnson’s term as Mayor of Dallas, he's had to respond to two major crises so far: the ongoing pandemic and an increase in violent crime. Mayor Johnson addressed these issues in The Year-End Conversation and also touched on initiatives to develop Dallas’ workforce and transform the city into a destination for startup companies.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 17, 2019
Jennifer Abernathy is the director of Innovation Research and Design at Health Care Services Corp. She brings experience in product development, design thinking, brand strategy, and user and trend research to her new role.
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by Maddie Preston |
Sep 9, 2019
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas recently granted $150,000 to United Way to connect North Texans to healthcare resources and support Dallas nonprofits.
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by DI Content Studio | Special Advertising Section |
Feb 5, 2019
Musings on innovation from the region's paradigm-shifting companies and organizations.
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Dollars for Good: JPMorgan Chase Investing $3M in Dallas-Area Students, BCBS Accepting Grant Proposals
by Taylor Lowder | May 22, 2018
North Texas nonprofits and educational institutions receive financial backing from foundations and businesses to further their work in STEM, conservation, workforce development, and more.
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