A contract dispute between Blue Cross Blue Shield and Southwestern Health Resources has left patients at two major North Texas hospital systems without in-network coverage.
Doctors and services at Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern Medical Center are considered out of network for nearly all Blue Cross Blue Shield plans. The only exception is the MyBlue Health network, which remains unaffected.
"Despite months of negotiations, BCBSTX remained unwilling to accept Southwestern Health Resources’ requests for equitable reimbursement to cover the rising costs of providing quality care," Southwest Health Resources wrote in a statement.
"During the past several months, we worked closely with SWHR to try to negotiate new contracts. Unfortunately, we couldn’t reach agreements that protect the interests of our members and customers," Blue Cross Blue Shield posted online.
At https://www.bcbstx.com/swhr, Blue Cross Blue Shield has posted plans affected and a directory of in-network doctors and services.
Both Blue Cross Blue Shield and Southwestern Health Resources say negotiations will continue.
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