Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
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About Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas was founded more than 70 years ago and Texas remains the only state in which they do business.
Since its founding, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas has provided affordable health insurance coverage to its members who now total more than 4-million. As the only privately-held health insurance provider in the state of Texas, it focuses its attention on its customers instead of shareholders. This is demonstrated by the number of large well-known companies such as Texas Instruments, Continental Airlines, and Haliburton, who utilize its products and services. What’s more, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas is the only administrator of the Texas Health Insurance Risk pool, which means thousands of uninsured Texans are assured of health insurance coverage when they might otherwise have none.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas has an excellent variety of benefits and finance plans tailored to the specific needs of its members. By working tirelessly to meet and exceed their level of commitment, they constantly improve the health of the local areas they service.
Overall, there are forty-one Blue Plans with a member network exceeding 90-million. In fact, that is about one-third of those who have health insurance in the United States. A majority of Fortune 500 companies cover their employees with plans from Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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Plan Offerings
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO Select Basic – This offers four plans, which are suited to work with your particular situation and budget. You get several deductibles to choose from ranging from $1,500-$5,000 for individuals and $4,500-$15,000 for families.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas BlueEdge Individual HSA – This is a consumer-oriented plan that gives you more precise control over how you spend your healthcare dollars. BlueEdge Individual Health Savings Account (HSA) provides affordable, cost-sharing health insurance along with the freedom to pick your own providers and hospitals, as well as several deductibles, and a three-tiered prescription drug program.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO Select ValueCare – This plan offers several limited individual health insurance plans. These plans have no deductible and the healthcare costs are shared with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.