Covenant Health System, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Sign Long-Term Agreement, Extending Network Access for Members
More than 52,600 Blue Cross Members in Lubbock County and over 33,140 in Surrounding Counties to Benefit from New, Multi-Year Contract Ensuring Continuity, Cost-Effectiveness.

LUBBOCK – Covenant Health System and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas signed a long-term contract to provide quality care to the more than 52,000 Blue Cross and Blue Shield members in Lubbock County. The three-year agreement will allow Blue Cross and Blue Shield members continued access to all Covenant Health System facilities, physicians and wellness programs, including Covenant Hospital Levelland and Covenant Hospital Plainview. The agreement will result in more benefits and fewer out-of-pocket costs for Blue Cross members.

“Covenant Health System is pleased to enter this agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas,” said Steve Hunter, president and CEO of Covenant Health System. “The agreement is mutually beneficial for Covenant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the community we serve.”
“We are very pleased that negotiations have been completed and a multi-year contract has been signed, allowing Blue Cross members to continue using Covenant hospital facilities as an in-network option for health care,” says Ted Haynes, vice president, Network Management, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.

Covenant and Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan to collaborate on future initiatives including Texas Hospital Quality Initiative; Blue Care Connection^® and other disease management programs; and Caring for Children Foundation.

“We hope to continue to build upon our long-standing relationship with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and look forward to working together to provide affordable, high quality health care to our community,” Hunter said.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is the only statewide, non-investor owned health coverage provider in Texas, serving more than 3.5 million members in all 254 counties. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is a division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Covenant Health System is the region’s largest health care institution, with more than 5,000 employees, 1,348 licensed beds and an active medical staff of approximately 600 physicians. Cornerstone hospitals include Covenant Medical Center, Covenant Medical Center – Lakeside, and Covenant Children’s Hospital, all located in Lubbock. Other system hospitals include Covenant Hospital Levelland and Covenant Hospital Plainview.

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