Preliminary Agreement Between ETMC and Blue Cross

TYLER – East Texas Medical Center Tyler has announced it has reached a preliminary agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. A news release says this will ensure that the hospital will be a full in-network provider in BCBSTX preferred provider plans. They say they are not allowed to comment on the agreement since it is still being worked out. The process of finalizing the agreement is expected to take 45 days. In the meantime,ETMC remains in network for the full range of BCBSTX products.