Ascension operates hospitals in various U.S. states, including several in Central Texas. It also offers several insurance plans on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace under the bannerHowever, policyholders in Texas received notices this week that Ascension Personalized Care would no longer offer coverage after the year ends.
A spokesperson for Ascension said the decision to end Ascension Personalized Care coverage in Texas was not related to theAscension representatives also did not confirm whether policyholders in states other than Texas would lose coverage. Texans currently enrolled in Ascension Personalized Care will have the opportunity to enroll in a new insurance plan during the 2025 Open Enrollment period, which begins in November.
A representative for the Texas Department of Insurance said that U.S. Health and Life Insurance Company filed a withdrawal plan in April alerting the state agency that its health plans would end on Dec. 31. “If you get a notice of nonrenewal, we’d encourage you to start researching other health plans right away and plan on making a selection before your current coverage ends,” said Ben Gonzalez, a communications representative forOne Central Texas patient did not know whether she'd have to pay out of pocket for tests following a cancer diagnosis.Staff at local Ascension hospitals had been forced to rely on paper charting methods for nearly a month following a major cybersecurity breach.