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ITPD News Intrepid Holdings' Subsidiary, My Healthy Access, Inc., Announces It Will Accept Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Insurance
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--My Healthy Access, Inc., Intrepid Holdings’
(OTCBB:ITPD) clinic operating company has joined the Blue Cross and Blue
Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) network as a provider of medical services. My
Healthy Access Clinics are located in select Wal-Mart Supercenters in
the Houston, Texas metro area.
My Healthy Access clinics are staffed with certified Nurse
Practitioners, operating with physician oversight. These services
include routine physicals, treatment for ear, eye, and skin infections
among other essential preventive and routine health services. The
clinics also offer screenings for such conditions as diabetes, high
blood pressure, and high cholesterol, and routine laboratory tests for
certain illnesses including prostate cancer, hepatitis, and certain
STDs. Each clinic also offers flu shots and other vaccinations.
“Offering our services to the more than 4
million members from all 254 Texas counties within the BCBSTX network is
significant for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas members and marks
another significant milestone for My Healthy Access,”
said Toney Means, President of My Healthy Access. “Our
clinics provide a greater opportunity for individuals in the community
to access quality and convenient healthcare. Providing services to
individuals and families covered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield makes our
clinics more convenient to a major group of Texas residents.”
About Intrepid Holdings
Intrepid Holdings’ is a leading provider of
pharmacy, clinic, and related healthcare services to the urban
marketplace. These services compliment Intrepid’s
“urban life care”
focus and often are targeted to specific urban market populations. In
addition, Intrepid leverages the key relationship between patients and
their health providers.
