Former TCU quarterback Bram Kohlhausen in San Antonio ICU.
H-E-B breaks ground on new 121,000-square-foot store north of Austin.San Antonio police reopen ramps on I-10 near La Cantera Parkway.Grady's Bar-B-Q is closed permanently after 75 years in San Antonio.Family denied service at Seguin's Taco Tejano due to 'messy kids'.Couple on first visit to Buc-ee's forced to leave for driving a semi-truck.Retired state employees with at least 10 years of service are also eligible for the state's health benefits.Īll told, one in 54 Texans, or more than half a million people, are covered by health insurance through the state, according to the Employees Retirement System of Texas.Īn ERS representative told MySA the statewide organization was for the time being monitoring the situation, also noting that most of the time such contract disputes are resolved. BCBSTX, also a nonprofit, had nearly $27 billion in invested assets, including some $1.9 billion in cash and cash equivalents, as of September 30, 2021, according to the most recent financial statements on its website.īCBSTX serves some six million Texans and is the primary health care insurance option for the roughly 328,000 employed by the state at any given time, as well as many of their eligible family members. "We value the care Ascension provides our members, but it is already one of the most expensive health systems in the Austin and Central Texas area."Īscension, a nonprofit, had nearly $18 billion in cash reserves, according to New York Times report on the company's staffing cuts in recent years. "We are negotiating in good faith and committed to reaching an agreement that will continue to give BCBSTX members access to Ascension facilities at a fair price," BCBSTX said in a statement issued to MySA. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, operating more than 2,600 sites of care – including 151 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities in 22 states and the District of Columbia."We are seeking to renew our Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas agreement with reasonable and updated contract terms to help ensure its members in Central Texas can continue to access our unique combination of high-quality, advanced, and affordable care," Ascension Texas said in a statement to MySA.Īscension claims the "current market state and inflationary pressures" are not taken into account in the insurance providers contractual terms. Ascension is the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. Serving Texas for 115 years, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable.Īcross Texas, Ascension Provided approximately $260 million charity care in fiscal year 2018. Seton partners with Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and shares a common vision of transforming healthcare through a focus on quality and value. In Texas, Ascension operates Providence Healthcare Network and Seton Healthcare Family, which includes Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, the region’s only comprehensive children’s hospital and pediatric Level I trauma center, and Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, the region’s only Level I trauma center for adults.
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