Gig-based and freelance creatives in Dallas County can now enroll in a health and wellness program catered to local artists for $65 a month. Benefits include virtual primary care, 24/7 urgent care and no co-pay prescriptions offered through a mobile app.

The program, called Creatives Care Dallas , was publicly announced at a news conference last week. It is a partnership between the Dallas Music Office and Dallas-based Arete Health Shield that arose out of their shared desire to support local talent.

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The 2019 death of Dallas spoken word poet Rage Almighty in particular spurred Arete Health’s CEO Byron Sanders into action.

The poet, born Adam Tench, lacked access to health insurance and used a secondhand inhaler for

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