{"id":40775,"date":"2026-03-19T15:20:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/benefits\/?page_id=40775"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:31:20","slug":"bcbstx-and-memorial-hermann-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/benefits\/bcbstx-and-memorial-hermann-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"bcbstx and Memorial Hermann negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"40775\" class=\"elementor elementor-40775\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-383c0c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"383c0c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42a3b13\" data-id=\"42a3b13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a811b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1a811b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Houston Memorial Hermann Negotiations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db51f24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db51f24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>You may be aware Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is negotiating new contracts with Houston-based Memorial Hermann.<\/strong>\u00a0BCBSTX and Memorial Hermann are working to reach an agreement by March 31, 2026.<\/p><p>Should an agreement not be reached by the contract termination date, A&amp;M System Benefits Administration, working with Memorial Hermann and BCBSTX, have made special arrangements for Memorial Hermann doctors, hospitals and other facilities\u00a0<strong>to continue to be in-network for A&amp;M Care and J Plan members until April 30, 2026.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>This special arrangement is due to the importance of Memorial Hermann to our members enrolled in the A&amp;M Care and J Plans. You may receive a postcard from BCBSTX indicating Memorial Hermann will be out of network effective April 1, 2026. While this may be accurate if an agreement is not reached and is a required notice, please note our special arrangement for The Texas A&amp;M University System and the A&amp;M Care and J Plans will allow you in-network access to Memorial Hermann through April 30, 2026.<\/strong><\/p><p>If an agreement is not reached by April 30, 2026, and you are pregnant or being treated for a disability, acute condition or life-threatening illness, you may qualify as a continuity-of-care patient and continue to receive care at Memorial Hermann at in-network level of benefits. 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