If a deal isn’t reached by the end of the month, services for Blue Cross customers at nearly 60 hospitals and surgical centers will be considered 'out of network' come Feb. 1 and patients will have to pay out of pocket.
Ascension Seton Medical Center is one of dozens of hospitals and clinics that could potentially be out-of-network for Blue Cross Blue Shield customers come Feb. 1.
Blue Cross Blue Shield and Ascension Hospitals are renegotiating rates for health care costs paid by the insurer ahead of a Jan. 31 deadline. Ascension says Blue Cross’s proposal is too low; Blue Cross says Ascension is asking too much.60 hospitals and surgical centersAn estimated 66,000 Blue Cross customers would be affected, the insurer says. That includes many City of Austin and UT employees. .
Ascension said,"without a commitment to reasonable terms," the agreement could expire. It urged affected patients to go tofor more details or to call the number on the back of their Blue Cross Blue Shield cards. Dell Seton and Dell Children's are the only facilities in Central Texas rated level 1 for trauma care., however, that its customers won't have to pay out of pocket for emergency care.
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