Blue Cross Blue Shield and Michigan Medicine contract dispute creates concerns among patients

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: March 10, 2026

Words: 1,221

Last Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago

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Tensions in negotiations between one of the state’s largest insurance companies and a major health network went public last week, as Michigan Medicine Patients received an email warning that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan could be moved out of network.

“For more than a year, we have been in conversation with BCBSM to reach a new, fair agreement that protects our patients’ in-network access to our physicians, hospitals and services, and ensures we are …

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