New agreement secured between SWHR and BCBSTX

To the UT Southwestern Community:

We are pleased to share that Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR), which negotiates on behalf of UT Southwestern and Texas Health Resources (THR), has secured a new three-year agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX).

UTSW and Texas Health care teams and hospitals, as well as providers included in SWHR’s clinically integrated network, are in network for BCBSTX plans.

Appointments from April 1 forward will be covered at in-network rates. You can keep your existing appointments and schedule new ones. Please be aware that BCBSTX has notified us that it might take several weeks for its systems to update. If you receive an erroneous message stating that UTSW or Texas Health is out of network or you are quoted out-of-network rates, please be assured that in-network rates apply.

We welcome you to visit our patient care website, where we have posted answers to frequently asked questions.

We appreciate your patience throughout these negotiations.