Southwestern Health Resources, BCBS Texas reach agreement

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Farmers Branch, Texas-based Southwestern Health Resources and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas have reached a new contract agreement.

The insurer and health system went out of network April 1. The two sides reached a new deal April 4, according to an update from SWHR.

The split affected seven BCBS plans, including commercial, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans, according to a statement on BCBS Texas’ website. 

Appointments from April 1 onward will be covered at in-network rates.

Southwestern Health Resources includes UT Southwestern and Texas Health Resources hospitals and clinics. The system has 31 hospitals and more than 7,000 providers, according to its website. 

This story was published April 1 and updated April 8 to reflect BCBS Texas and SWHR reached an agreement.

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