https://www.kbtx.com/2020/10/19/commonspirit-health-terminating-services-at-blue-cross-and-blue-shield-of-texas/?fbclid=IwAR0_DRNL3IxwaTU5JAxFLyeET-DJHsMrIOr25ZlD7hb1X0W8yKDszhNsocY
Hopefully this gets renegotiated before 12/16, otherwise a lot of people are about to see their provider become out-of-network.
The list of affected facilities is included in the link, but it includes the CHI St. joseph's locations in Bryan and College Station. This will impact any TAMU employee that uses St. Joe's with BCBS.Quote:
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Health insurance provider Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas has said that CommonSpirit Health has notified the insurance provider they intend to leave the network on Dec. 16, 2020. This change would affect customers in Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison, and Montgomery counties.
A spokesperson for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, James Campbell said the insurance company is working towards a mutually beneficial agreement.
"In terminating our contracts, CommonSpirit is not honoring agreements that kept its hospitals in our networks through 2021," a statement from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas said. "Instead, we are forced to renegotiate and divert our attention from the global pandemic at hand."
According to the insurance company, CommonSpirit is proposing rate increases that would drive up the cost of health care in Houston, Bryan-College Station, Lufkin and the rest of the southeast Texas communities they serve.
"We think the demands are unreasonable and will do all we can to represent our members and customers in this negotiation," the statement said. "We want fair contracts that balance the need of our members and providers.
Hopefully this gets renegotiated before 12/16, otherwise a lot of people are about to see their provider become out-of-network.