/tags/health-insurance Health Insurance en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:23:41 GMT /health/2024-09-30/baylor-scott-and-white-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-texas-in-network-patient-care-agreement Texas' largest nonprofit health system and its largest health insurer first announced in June that they were at odds over reimbursement rates for health care costs. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:23:41 GMT /health/2024-09-30/baylor-scott-and-white-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-texas-in-network-patient-care-agreement Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-08-08/central-health-communitycare-health-and-wellness-clinic-del-valle-eastern-travis-county-austin-tx Construction workers broke ground on the Del Valle Health and Wellness Center back in 2022, but then things stalled. The growing area has long been a health care desert. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:01:00 GMT /health/2024-08-08/central-health-communitycare-health-and-wellness-clinic-del-valle-eastern-travis-county-austin-tx Michelle Tamayo /health/2024-06-27/baylor-scott-white-blue-cross-extend-contracts-for-three-months-staving-off-coverage-disruptions The health system and the insurer now have until October to finalize a new contract and keep benefits intact for thousands of policyholders. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 19:20:18 GMT /health/2024-06-27/baylor-scott-white-blue-cross-extend-contracts-for-three-months-staving-off-coverage-disruptions Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-06-27/ascension-will-stop-offering-health-insurance-plans-in-texas Policyholders will no longer be able to receive health insurance through Ascension Personalized Care beginning in January. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:01:00 GMT /health/2024-06-27/ascension-will-stop-offering-health-insurance-plans-in-texas Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-06-14/ascension-health-insurance-claims-ransomeware-attack One Central Texas patient did not know whether she'd have to pay out of pocket for tests following a cancer diagnosis. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:01:54 GMT /health/2024-06-14/ascension-health-insurance-claims-ransomeware-attack Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-06-07/blue-cross-blue-shield-baylor-scott-and-white-health-contract-fight Thousands of patients will lose in-network benefits through the hospital system if the two entities cannot reach a contract agreement before the deadline. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:55:35 GMT /health/2024-06-07/blue-cross-blue-shield-baylor-scott-and-white-health-contract-fight Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-05-17/lirios-pediatrics-free-health-care-uninsured-children Lirios Pediatrics is believed to be the only clinic in the state that exclusively serves uninsured children � for free. Fri, 17 May 2024 16:35:06 GMT /health/2024-05-17/lirios-pediatrics-free-health-care-uninsured-children Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-01-03/most-texans-cant-find-or-afford-mental-health-care-according-to-a-new-report Almost 90% of Texans live in a county where there's not enough mental health providers, according to a new report. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 20:59:51 GMT /health/2024-01-03/most-texans-cant-find-or-afford-mental-health-care-according-to-a-new-report Elena Rivera /health/2023-11-27/mission-plasticos-breast-reconstruction-surgery-low-income-uninsured-women-austin Mission Plasticos, which recently expanded into Austin, helps provide free reconstructive surgery for uninsured and underinsured women. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:01:00 GMT /health/2023-11-27/mission-plasticos-breast-reconstruction-surgery-low-income-uninsured-women-austin Olivia Aldridge /health/2023-05-11/mail-in-poop-test-colon-cancer-screening A partnership between Dell Medical School and CommUnityCare caused rates of lifesaving screening among low-income and uninsured patients to shoot up. Now, program leaders want to scale the initiative across Texas. Thu, 11 May 2023 20:53:29 GMT /health/2023-05-11/mail-in-poop-test-colon-cancer-screening Olivia Aldridge