The largest nonprofit health system in Texas and the state’s most prolific insurer are locked in a contract dispute that could affect care for thousands of people in Central Texas
Thousands of patients will lose in-network benefits through the hospital system if the two entities cannot reach a contract agreement before the deadline.
Blue Cross divisional senior vice president Krishna G. Ramachandran said the for-profit, multi-specialty clinic, in its "first very specific counter-offer," is demanding a 75% increase in reimbursement rates "even though their rates are already the highest in the Springfield market and tower 60% more than those in the Chicago market." The aggressive stance by.