Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

BCBSTX Connect Team
- August 19, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Blue Promise
Blue Promise: Prior Authorizations: Red Tape or Right Care?

Sometimes patients experience a wait time before they receive the planned medical care suggested by their doctor. If their doctor already recommended the treatment, then why is there a delay? Dr. Leslie Weisberg, Executive Medical Director of Plan...
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BCBSTX Connect Team
- August 6, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Media Gallery
Leading by Example

“We have a health system that’s becoming unaffordable, but there are things we could do better,” says Darrell Beckett. “We could eat better. We could exercise more.” As Divisional Senior Vice President of Sales &...
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BCBSTX Connect Team
- August 6, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Media Gallery
Medicaid Families Bravely Navigate Difficult Challenges

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, we’re committed to serving our members through whatever health care challenges life may hand them. It’s an honor to provide Medicaid coverage to members like Christopher, Faith, Brigitte and Sophia...
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BCBSTX Connect Team
- August 6, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Media Gallery
Working Mother Finds Way to Breastfeed Premature Twins

Being a new mother is challenging – and being a mother of twins in the NICU is even harder. Evelin González Salguero is a Spanish-speaking, working mother who struggled to produce enough milk for her twins in the NICU. “It was...
- 30 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- July 2, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Blue Promise
Blue Promise: How Can We Fuel the Health of Our Energy Workforce? (Part 2)

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...
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BCBSTX Connect Team
- July 2, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Blue Promise
Blue Promise: How Can We Fuel the Health of Our Energy Workforce? (Part 1)

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...
- 86 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- March 19, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Blue Promise
Blue Promise: Are Insurance Networks Really Necessary?

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...
- 260 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- March 19, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Blue Promise
Blue Promise: Small Towns Have Big Health Care Concerns (Part 1)

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...
- 223 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- March 19, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Blue Promise
Blue Promise: Small Towns Have Big Health Care Concerns (Part 2)

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...
- 229 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- May 22, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Blue Promise
Blue Promise: The Unusual Impact of UCR Charges (Part 1)

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...
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BCBSTX Connect Team
- May 22, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Blue Promise
Blue Promise: The Unusual Impact of UCR Charges (Part 2)

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...
- 140 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- May 24, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Blue Promise
Blue Promise: Are Rural Hospitals a Target for Pass-Through Billing?

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...
- 165 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- June 25, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Blue Promise
Blue Promise: Can Changing Your Genes Change Your Life? (Part 1)

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...
- 204 Views
BCBSTX Connect Team
- July 2, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Media Gallery
Volunteers Build a Wheelchair Ramp for Elderly Couple

No one should ever have to risk injury just to enter their own home. Imagine not being sure if you have the strength and balance to make it safely up the stairs into your own home. Simple acts we take for granted every day, like checking the mail...
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BCBSTX Connect Team
- June 25, 2019
- In the Texas Community
- Blue Promise
Blue Promise: Can Changing Your Genes Change Your Life? (Part 2)

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...
- 88 Views