A look into how three complicated, and currently unfolding, situations could impact Texans’ access to healthcare and health insurance coverage in the near future.
There’s been a flurry of activity the last few weeks in this realm, namely on three separate fronts.
First up, there’s the tussle between Baylor Scott and White Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, who are engaged in a back-and-forth over terms that could jeopardize those with BCBS plans being able to still receive in-network coverage at Baylor Scott and White Health facilities.
Then there’s the situation between the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Fort Worth-based nonprofit health insurer Cook Children’s Health Plan, which finds the former refusing to award a Medicaid contract to the latter (among others) — a move that could require millions of Texans to change plans next year if the decision continues to stand.
Lastly, there’s the …