Federal employees and retirees in Knox County received notice a day after open enrollment ended that their local hospital would no longer be in-network for Blue Cross Blue Shield's Service Benefit Plan. In a statement sent to the Times-Record News, BCBS of Texas said the following plans would not longer have Knox County Hospital District in network for the following plans. ParPlan Blue Choice PPOSM Blue EssentialsSM Blue Advantage HMOSM The company directed patients to hospitals 20 and 40 miles away to remain in-network. The statement sent to the Times-Record continues, "Members being treated for a pregnancy, disability, acute condition... Full Story
