People with Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance may lose access to in-network care at Ascension Seton facilities in the Austin area on Jan. 1 if the two entities do not agree on a new contract before that time. The negotiations also apply to Ascension Providence facilities in Waco.
Some insurance holders in the Austin area received a postcard from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas alerting them to the upcoming deadline.
“We’re working hard to reach an agreement, but if we don’t, Ascension hospitals will no longer be in your network as of Jan. 1, 2026,” read the notice, dated. Dec. 1…