Depression Advisory Group Consultants and Clinical Experts
Clinical Experts: Frank Webster, MD, BCBS-TX Siu Po Becker, MD, Willis Towers Watson Joel Axler, MD, Brown & Brown Kacie Kelly, MMHPI Steven Pratt, MD, Magellan Health Jason Youngblood, MA,…
Depression Advisory Group Employer Members
DFWBGH Employers: Michelle Brookes, Southwest Airlines Andrea Cockrell, City of Plano Michelle Gifford, City of Plano Angela Martin-Terry, Mary Kay, Inc. Alice McAbee, Amentum Rebecca McNeal, Neiman Marcus Group Kari…
DFWBGH announces a new Employer Demonstration Project focused on the Impact of Delayed Cancer Care during COVID
During the height of the COVIID pandemic, cancer screenings and treatment of all types of cancer fell significantly. The reasons are plentiful: Many treatment centers were closed, healthcare staff were…
Resources to Join the Fight Against Colorectal Cancer
DFWBGH employers say that cancer is one of their most costly and prevalent conditions covered in company-sponsored health plans. That’s why many employers offer and encourage preventive cancer screenings to…
Hospital Safety Rankings: Brand Names Don’t Always Mean Quality
The nation’s most influential employers have weighed in about this year’s top hospitals. The Dallas-Fort Worth Business Group on Health is the local leader in ranking the hospitals, and 17…
North Texas Fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Patient Safety Grades Announced
The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing hundreds of the nation’s most influential employers and purchasers of health care, and driven in north Texas by the DFW Business Group on…
Fall Message from Executive Director
As the days get shorter and the temperatures cool down, our Fall schedule is heating up. Here’s the line-up of Fall programs, projects, resources, and engagement opportunities available to DFWBGH…
Employers brace for a surge in health costs
Spending on workers' pandemic-delayed care expected to shoot up. During the pandemic, most companies and families spent less on health care than they usually do...Click here to read the full…
Summer Update from the Executive Director
Now that the lazy, hazy days of summer are winding down, you probably are winding up for a busy and hopefully “COVID-free” fall. So are we! In fact, we’ve been…
Comprehensive Medication Management in Benefits Design: A Toolkit for Employers
Comprehensive Medication Management in Benefits Design: A Toolkit for Employers This toolkit, developed by the GTMRx Employer Toolkit Taskforce, explores the benefits of CMM for individuals and for the employers…