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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas knows health care coverage in Texas; we invented it. Weŭre Texas born and bred, and this is the only place we do business. Our mission since our founding more than 70 years ago has been to provide financially sound health care coverage to as many Texans as possible.
- We serve more than 4 million members in all 254 Texas counties.
- We serve some of the best known Texas companies, including Brinker International, Brookshire Grocery, the City of Houston, Continental Airlines, the Employees Retirement System of Texas, Halliburton, H.E.B. Grocery, Pilgrim's Pride, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Texas A&M System, Texas Instruments, TXU and The University of Texas System.
- We maintain our state headquarters in Richardson, with regional headquarters in Houston, Austin and Lubbock.
- We process our membersŭ claims in Texas in our claims and customer service facilities in Abilene, Houston, Marshall, Richardson, San Angelo, Waco and Wichita Falls.
Weŭre a non-investor-owned health insurance company -- the only one serving every corner of the state. We believe Texas consumers and employers deserve the best of both worlds -- access to affordable, quality health care and top-notch service from a company that focuses solely on customers, not shareholders. Customer value is our cornerstone.
- Every quarter, we pay more than $1.43 billion in claims and $0 in dividends.
- Over the past few years, weŭve cut administrative costs by 20 percent, saved more than $100 million and increased claims processing productivity by 24 percent.
- We are the first and only administrator of the stateŭs Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool, which provides health insurance to thousands of Texans who otherwise might not be able to obtain coverage.
We grew up in local Texas communities, and weŭve stayed there.
- We have more than 5,700 employees in 19 cities across the state, from Amarillo to Harlingen, Beaumont to Midland, and Marshall to El Paso.
- In 2004, we contributed time, effort and funding to support more than 150 community-based charitable organizations where we do business.
- Since 1997, our statewide Care Van Program has given more than 250,000 free immunizations to medically underserved children and seniors in Texas.
We have a special relationship with physicians and hospitals that dates back to 1929. We remain committed to partnering with physicians and hospitals to provide access to affordable, quality health care, and we are a collaborative partner seeking solutions to joint concerns with employers, physicians, hospitals and governmental bodies.
- Our health care provider network is the largest in the state, with more than 36,000 physicians and 400 hospitals across Texas.
- We have six full-time physicians on staff combining more than 300 years of experience in medicine.
- We have an Office of Physician Advocacy dedicated to addressing network physician concerns and fostering robust communication with the physician community.
- We have three Medical Advisory Committees comprised of physicians from across the state who help us ensure credentialing and quality of care standards.
- We provide physicians with our exclusive BlueLink online referral and precertification system, which allows physicians to obtain real-time access to network specialist referrals and approval of inpatient and outpatient procedures, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
As a division of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is among the financially strongest health insurers in the nation providing our members with a high level of confidence and security..
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