June 2, 2015  - East Texas Medical Center Tyler has filed suit[1] in excess of $1 million against three of the largest health insurance carriers[1] in East Texas, citing that the hospital’s exclusion from the preferred provider networks (PPO) of these companies has created serious and negative consumer impacts.

The insurance companies named in the suit are Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas, a division of Health Care Service Corporation; Aetna Health, Inc., Aetna Life Insurance Company; Cigna Healthcare of Texas, Inc.; and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company.