LINZESSÂ® (linaclotide) is a prescription medication used in adults to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBSâC) and chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC). Idiopathic means the cause of the constipation is unknown. It is not known if LINZESS is safe and effective in children less than 18 years of age.
The Baylor Plan is developed by Baylor administrators during the Great Depression to help area citizens afford hospital care. It is the first prepaid hospital insurance plan in the United States and predecessor of Blue Cross.
Baylor Scott and White Health is an $11 billion nonprofit system that operates 50 hospitals and emergency medical centers in Texas. The system put the Garland hospital up for sale earlier this year but says it has yet to find a buyer.