East Texas Medical Center, BCBS reach network agreement before trial

East Texas Medical Center in Tyler and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas reached a network agreement Thursday, resolving a heated legal battle before it could reach trial, reports Houston Chronicle.

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In June 2015, EastTexasMedicalCenter filed suit against Texas’ three largest insurers — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Aetna and Cigna — alleging its exclusion from their preferred provider networks had profound and negative consumer impact and plunged its Tyler hospital into financial ruin.

The hospital system’s impasse with BCBS of Texas broke during mediation last week, according to a statement from the system.

While terms of the agreement are not finalized, East Texas Medical Center confirmed its Tyler hospital is now in-network with BCBS of Texas.

ETMC’s lawsuit against Aetna was settled earlier this year. Its suit against Cigna is ongoing, according to the article.

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