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LISTENING, DIAGNOSING, PRESCRIBING

Three keys to improving your healthcare benefits program.ListeningListening is the most commonly used communication skill we most frequently use.  Various studies show that 70 to 80 percent of our waking hours are spent in some form of communication with others.  ...

Butler Benefits helps eliminate over $1.3 Million of local medical debt.

Thank you to everyone who donated to this inaugural campaign to purchase and erase outstanding medical debt for fellow Amarilloans. We couldn't have done it without you.We are planning a 2021 campaign, so be on the look out! Meanwhile, here is the follow up story NewsChannel 10 ...

Amarillo City Council will fine businesses who are found ignoring COVID-19 rules: Our take on the issue…..

This week, the City Council in Amarillo voted (4-1) to impose a City-wide ordinance (No. 7893) declaring a site (business) that fails to meet certain minimum standards designed to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 as a public nuisance.  In short, the Council voted to impose upon local ...

Empowering Community-Owned Health Plans

Click on picture to play videoHow long will it take to "mainstream" this movement for building community-owned health plans? Employers all across America are discovering ways to build health plans with 20-40% lower costs with better health outcomes.It really boils down to working ...

My 14-day experiment got me thinking…..

A few weeks ago, I received some "not so good" lab results. My glucose levels (A1c) were pretty elevated, along with some higher than normal liver enzymes. :/I know, I know....eat healthier, drink less alcohol, get more sleep and exercise. All of these things my doctor recommended, once ...

Keeping it LOCAL applied to healthcare!

A couple of years ago, the City of Amarillo experienced a slight dip in sales tax revenue, prompting our City, Chamber of Commerce, and Economic Development Corporation to launch a movement to inspire businesses, organizations and residents to buy local goods and services. That movement is called ...

Health Insurance Hustle

Marshall Allen is one of the best, if not the best, healthcare reporter/journalist in the country. He currently writes for ProPublica, an independent and non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism for the public. ProPublica has won five Pulitzer prizes for its journalistic ...