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Blue Promise: How Can We Fuel the Health of Our Energy Workforce? (Part 2)
BCBSTX Connect Team
July 2, 2019
Texas is the number one state in the U.S. for oil and natural gas. It's a massive industry, credited for more than 348,000 jobs across the state. Despite this workforce's robust health care benefits, they still face a unique set of challenges. Energy...
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Blue Promise: How Can We Fuel the Health of Our Energy Workforce? (Part 1)
BCBSTX Connect Team
July 2, 2019
Texas is the number one state in the U.S. for oil and natural gas. It's a massive industry, credited for more than 348,000 jobs across the state. Despite this workforce's robust health care benefits, they still face a unique set of challenges. Energy...
586 Views
Blue Promise: Can Changing Your Genes Change Your Life? (Part 2)
BCBSTX Connect Team
June 25, 2019
A new medical treatment is giving sight to blind patients and so much more. It's called gene therapy and, though costly, there's no doubt that it’s changing lives. Learn more about this new health care advancement from pharmacist Jay Weaver, AVP...
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Blue Promise: Can Changing Your Genes Change Your Life? (Part 1)
BCBSTX Connect Team
June 25, 2019
A new medical treatment is giving sight to blind patients and so much more. It's called gene therapy and, though costly, there's no doubt that it’s changing lives. Learn more about this new health care advancement from pharmacist Jay Weaver, AVP...
695 Views
Blue Promise: Are Rural Hospitals a Target for Pass-Through Billing?
BCBSTX Connect Team
May 24, 2019
Something called “pass-through billing” is driving up the cost of your health care. In this edition of Blue Promise, we describe pass-through billing, identify efforts to address the problem and share how you can make a difference. If you suspect...
691 Views
Blue Promise: The Unusual Impact of UCR Charges (Part 2)
BCBSTX Connect Team
May 22, 2019
Texas government mandates that private health insurers pay health care providers according to “usual and customary reimbursement” charges. But how can we ensure that patients are not victims of a situation outside their control? Lee Spangler, Vice...
580 Views
Blue Promise: The Unusual Impact of UCR Charges (Part 1)
BCBSTX Connect Team
May 22, 2019
Health insurance is a highly regulated industry. One of its unique aspects includes “Usual and Customary Reimbursement” charges, mandated in the state of Texas. Lee Spangler, Vice President of Government Relations at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of...
580 Views
Blue Promise: Small Towns Have Big Health Care Concerns (Part 2)
BCBSTX Connect Team
March 19, 2019
Texas is home to some of the most advanced health care in the world. Unfortunately, the most rural parts of our state struggle to receive health care services at all. So what's being done about it? In this Blue Promise conversation, Dr. Nancy Dickey...
618 Views
Blue Promise: Small Towns Have Big Health Care Concerns (Part 1)
BCBSTX Connect Team
March 19, 2019
Of the 254 counties in Texas, more than two-thirds are deemed "rural" by the Texas Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of State Health Services. There are increasing challenges to accessing health care in these communities. In this...
609 Views
Blue Promise: Are Insurance Networks Really Necessary?
BCBSTX Connect Team
March 19, 2019
Health insurance networks come in all shapes and sizes. But are they really necessary? In this Blue Promise conversation, two experts from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas offer their insights to the purpose and value of networks -- Shara McClure...
782 Views
Blue Promise: Is Price Gouging Legal?
BCBSTX Connect Team
March 12, 2019
Seeking medical care during emergencies shouldn’t put people at risk for bankruptcy. However, Texans are continuously charged exorbitant prices in the midst of their most vulnerable moments – during an emergency medical situation. In this Blue Promise...
694 Views
Blue Promise: The Purpose of Price Tags
BCBSTX Connect Team
February 13, 2019
As health care costs continue to rise, Texans are feeling more and more pressure to be savvy spenders. But how is that possible when they can’t see the price tags attached to their health care services? This panel of experts includes two Blue Cross...
950 Views
Blue Promise: Why are Texans Being Hit with Surprise Medical Bills?
BCBSTX Connect Team
February 13, 2019
Would you pay $3,000 to treat a cough? Many health care patients already have. Texans continue to face sticker shock like this after receiving surprise medical bills at freestanding emergency rooms. In this episode, BCBSTX's DSVP of Health Care...
782 Views
Blue Promise: The Cost of Health Care in the US
BCBSTX Connect Team
October 16, 2018
Why are health care costs in the U.S. so much more expensive than health costs in comparable countries around the world? Dr. McCoy discusses how we can contain these runaway costs with Dr. Paul Hain, BCBSTX North Texas Market President, and co-host...
1124 Views
Blue Promise: How Do Hospitals Make Money? Part 2
BCBSTX Connect Team
October 5, 2018
Join us for the second part of our discussion about hospital business models and the price you pay for health care. The panel for this segment includes Shara McClure, DSVP of Texas Health Care Delivery, David Cripe, DVP of Network Management, and...
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