Virtual primary care in a dedicated health plan helps you access care quickly, easily and affordably -- wherever you are, whenever you need it. 

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Why Virtual-First Health Plans Benefit You

DETROIT, Sept. 29, 2022 – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is making mental health care more accessible by adding more than 2,300 providers to its nationwide network through a new relationship with AbleTo, a virtual behavioral health provider....

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Expands Access to Virtual Mental Health Care, Providing Greater Access to Members

DETROIT, August 30, 2022 – Blue Care Network will offer a new, low-cost plan providing coordinated, virtual access to primary, urgent and behavioral health care for individual members and fully-insured group customers for 2023 enrollment....

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Blue Care Network Offers Members Care From Anywhere with Virtual Primary Care Plan for 2023 Open Enrollment

According to a recent study by the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metric and Evaluation, Americans spend an average of almost 10 years of their lives sick with some sort of illness or health condition. Additionally, these illnesses often come at the worst times....

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5 Advantages of Using Blue Cross Online Visits ℠

What is e-prescribing and why is it important? E-prescribing is exactly what it sounds like. Instead of scratching out a prescription for medications on a piece of paper, health care providers enter prescription information electronically....

Electronic Prescriptions Continue to Rise, Fueled in Part by Wider Use of Telemedicine   

DETROIT, May 27, 2020 – Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and physician organizations representing thousands of Michigan doctors worked collaboratively to launch and expand telehealth services in a compressed timeframe....

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Infusion of $5 million From Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Leads to 72 Percent Increase in Michigan Physicians Using Telehealth Care

DETROIT, April 2, 2020 – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are extending their offering of no-cost telehealth services to members with existing telehealth benefits nationally through at least June 30 to help people connect with physicians from home....

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Care Network Extend No-Cost Telehealth Services to June 30 and Include Behavioral Health Providers

Eric Younan had one consuming thought as he dialed the phone number to use Blue Cross Online Visits for the first time: It must be easy. And it was. “I was feeling sick and didn’t want to deal with a long process. But it was very quick and uncomplicated....

Care from the Couch: How Online Visits Provide Convenient Health Care

You’ve been planning your summer vacation for months. You’ve covered all the bases and packed a sweater for chilly evenings, floppy hats for the sun, and bug spray. You even know where the closest vet is in case the dog gets sick. But what if you suddenly don’t feel well on vacation?...

Be prepared for your vacation knowing you have access to a board-certified doctor at your fingertips - because travel sometimes doesn’t go according to plan.

3 Ways to Use Blue Cross Online Visits℠ on Vacation

When you’re in the midst of a medical situation, whether it’s an emergency or not, you may not realize that you have many options of care (that could potentially save both time and money). The type of care you choose, whether it’s the emergency room or urgent care, can make a big difference on how much you’re spending....

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Where You Go For Treatment Affects Your Wallet

If you use Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan or Blue Care Network plans for your employees, there’s a new feature you’ll want to share with them. As of July 1, Blue Cross members will have access to Blue Cross Online Visits℠, that will allow them to have virtual visits with board-certified doctors....

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