RICHARDSON, Texas, June 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Texas and Baylor Scott
& White Health are pleased to announce that we have agreed to
extend provider and facility contracts to Oct. 1, 2024.
The three-month extension means Baylor Scott & White
providers, hospitals and other facilities will remain in network
for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas members, while we continue to work to
finalize a longer-term agreement.
Baylor Scott & White and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Texas share a commitment to the
health and well-being of the patients and members we
serve.
For more information, please visit:
- BCBSTX.com/BSW
- BSWHealth.com/BCBSTX
About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) — the only statewide,
customer-owned health insurer in Texas — is the largest provider of health
benefits in the state, working with more than 168,000 physicians
and health care practitioners, and more than 550 hospitals to serve
nearly 8 million members in all 254 counties. BCBSTX is a Division
of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) (which operates Blue
Cross and Blue Shield plans in Texas, Illinois, Montana, Oklahoma and New
Mexico). Health Care Service Corporation is a Mutual Legal
Reserve Company and an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and
Blue Shield Association.
About Baylor Scott & White Health
As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of
Texas, Baylor Scott & White
promotes the health and well being of every individual, family and
community it serves. It is committed to making quality care more
accessible, convenient and affordable through its integrated
delivery network, which includes the Baylor Scott & White
Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, the
Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital
health platform – MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than
1,200 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in
Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum
of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a
Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott
& White today serves more than three million Texans. For more
information, visit BSWHealth.com.
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