Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas requested a 10-year abatement from Tarrant County taxes to help offset its planned investment of $355 million in a 255,000-square-foot space in the Alliance business corridor ...

At issue is the insurance company’s contract with JPS (hospital), which was canceled in mid-July when reimbursement rates could not be agreed upon. Each side claims that the other is responsible for letting the contract lapse. JPS was seeking a higher reimbursement from Blue Cross Blue Shield because the rates had not been negotiated since 2002.

Because the parties do not have contracted rates of reimbursement, JPS is billing the insurance company for full charges — a price far above normal negotiated rates. Typically patients who pay cash for services are the only ones who pay full charges.