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Community
Showing Up for Our Members: My Commitment to Access & Affordability

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Our News
Score Big and Become a Detroit Piston for a Day: BCBSM and Detroit Pistons Launch #MIKidsCan Pistons Kids Day Sweepstakes
Prevention
Why are My Sinus Issues Worse in the Winter?
Coverage
Blue Cross Uses Predictive Analytics to Reduce Costs, Create Better Health Outcomes for Members
Health and Wellness
Understanding OCD Beyond the Stereotypes
Health and Wellness
How to Prevent Chapped Lips in the Winter
Prevention
What is Collagen Banking?
Community
Street Outreach Teams’ Mobile Clinic Delivers Direct Medical Care to Homeless, Sex Trafficking Victims and Others in Detroit
Health and Wellness
Why You Feel So Grumpy When You’re Sick
Health and Wellness
Detroit’s Strategic Community Solutions Combats Caregiver Burnout with Innovative ‘Rest & Recharge + Helping Hands’ Program for Southeast Michigan Caregivers
Health and Wellness
What is an Overactive Nervous System?
Health and Wellness
6 Ways to Prepare for a Financially Healthy New Year
Coverage
There’s an App for That!
Prevention
Dangers and Risks of UTIs in Older Adults
Prevention
Black Plastic Kitchen Utensils, Toys Found to Contain Chemicals Connected to Increased Health Risks
Health and Wellness
Focusing on the Joys of the Holiday Season
Prevention
How to Discuss Unsafe Driving with Older Adults
Prevention
How to Prepare for an Exercise Stress Test
How Harmful are the Holidays to my Gut Health? 
Health and Wellness
How Harmful are the Holidays to my Gut Health? 
Podcast
How to Slow Down Your Biological Age
Coverage
BCBSM Healthy Kids Dental Helps Children in Underserved Communities Receive Essential Dental Care
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Coverage
How to Use the BCBSM Mobile App to Understand Your Plan
Health and Wellness
Managing Holiday Anxiety and Mental Health
Health and Wellness
High Intensity Drinking Increases During the Holidays. Gift Yourself Good Health this Year by Reducing Your Alcohol Intake
Prevention
How to Protect Your Heart During the Holidays
Prevention
5 Ways to Stay Healthy During Holiday Travel
Health and Wellness
Impaired Driving on the Rise: Michigan Mothers Against Drunk Driving Program Coordinator Warns Against Holiday Drinking and Driving
Podcast
Benefits of Adult Timeouts
Health and Wellness
Tips for Coping with Less Daylight
Coverage
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Anesthesiology Coverage Remains Unchanged
Health and Wellness
Understanding Adults with Disabilities and Frequent Mental Distress
Prevention
Heart Attacks Spike During the Holidays: What to Know
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Prevention
Doctor's Appointments to Make This Year
Health and Wellness
What are Hidden Disabilities?
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Affordability
10 Ways Blue Cross is Helping Members Lower Health Care Costs
Chronic Conditions
How Cold Weather Affects the Heart
Health and Wellness
Older Driver Safety: When It’s Time to Stop Driving
Prevention
Cervical Cancer Screening: What You Need to Know
Health and Wellness
What is EMDR and How Does it Work?
Health and Wellness
How Stress Affects Your Immune System
Health and Wellness
What to Know About Holiday Meal Myths
Prevention
Nocturia: When to Talk to A Doctor About Urinating Overnight
Health and Wellness
What Can I Do If I Have a Family Health History of Dementia?
Community
The Green Apple Pantry Continues to Step Up to Feed Kent County Residents in Need 
Prevention
How to Choose a Glucose Monitor
Affordability
How to Estimate Health Care Costs Before You Get Care
Coverage
How Does My Insurance Plan Cover Mental Health?
Coverage
Health Insurance for Beginners
Health and Wellness
What is the Military Sleep Method?
Coverage
What is Virtual Dental Care?
Prevention
UTI Health Care Expenses on the Rise: Is Your Diet to Blame?
Health and Wellness
What Can I Do If I Have a Family History of Heart Disease?
Prevention
Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Higher Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
Prevention
How to Manage or Prevent Type 2 Diabetes if it Runs in Your Family
Health and Wellness
CEO: Discuss Health and Wellness Issues with Family During Holidays
Podcast
How to Reduce Stigma Around Mental Health
Health and Wellness
How Cold Weather Affects the Skin
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Coverage
Making Smart Choices for Future Health Costs: The Benefits of an HSA
Community
Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade Preview: What to Know About the Route, Parking, Tickets and More

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Turkey Day VIP Sweepstakes
From the Parade Float to Ford Field: #MIKidsCan Turkey Day VIP Sweepstakes Winner to Celebrate Thanksgiving in Style
Health and Wellness
What are the Different Types of Epilepsy?
Coverage
6 Ways Online Health Insurance Accounts Simplify Health Management for Seniors
Prevention
Four Ultra-Processed Foods that May Increase Diabetes Risk
Health and Wellness
An Age-Appropriate Guide to Skin Care
Contributor
The Appropriate Use of Antibiotics: When and When Not to Use Them
Coverage
What to Consider When Looking for a Health Plan During Open Enrollment
Prevention
How COVID-19 Can Increase Diabetes Complications, Or Increase Risk of Developing Diabetes
How to Recover from a Cigarette Smoking Relapse
Health and Wellness
How to Recover from a Cigarette Smoking Relapse 
Preventive Care
How Eye Exams Can Detect Early Signs of Diabetes
Prevention
What do Phishing Email Attempts Look Like? Keep Your Information Secure with These Tips
Health and Wellness
How Long Does It Take to See the Benefits of Quitting Smoking?
Health and Wellness
Causes of Frequent Urination: When You Should Be Concerned
Health and Wellness
When Should Someone Be Offered Palliative Care?
Community
Learn How Retirement Planning Makes Employees’ Dreams a Reality
Prevention
Understanding the Connection Between Your Bladder and Pelvic Floor
Prevention
Risk Factors for Stomach Cancer
Health and Wellness
The Impact of COPD on the Heart
Prevention
The Connection Between Diabetes and Brain Health
Podcast
Overcoming Perfectionism
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Health and Wellness
Five Surprising Ways Stress Affects the Body
Prevention
Is Too Much Noise Harmful to Your Health?
Prevention
Avalon Healing Center’s New Advanced Practice Provider Fills Need to Conduct Crucial Follow-Up Appointments with Survivors of Sexual Assault
Coverage
Navigating Medical Bills: Why Online Health Insurance Accounts are a Game Changer for Caregivers
Prevention
Why Do I Sweat While Sleeping?
Prevention
What to Know About Your Family’s Health History
Chronic Conditions
Combatting a Hidden Health Crisis: Chronic Stress
Maternal Health
What to Eat Before a Gestational Diabetes Test
Coverage
What is a Point of Service, or POS, Health Plan?
Health and Wellness
Grand Rapids Family Watches 7-Year-Old Son with Down Syndrome ‘Flourish and Thrive’ After Unexpected Diagnosis at Birth
Health and Wellness
5 Tips to Help Adults Manage Their ADHD
Coverage
Digital Security for Seniors: Why Managing Your Health Care Online Can Be Safer Than Paper
Prevention
What to Know About Male Breast Cancer
Health and Wellness
The Harms of Social Media for Children and Teens
Health and Wellness
Dispose of Unused Medications on Upcoming Drug Take Back Day
Mental Health
Why Misusing the Word ‘Triggered’ Can Be Harmful
Affordability
At Your Fingertips: How to Utilize Health Care Tools
Doctor prepares patient for a mammogram
Preventive Care
Mammograms: What Doctors Want You to Know
Health and Wellness
What is the Connection Between ADHD and Anxiety Disorder?

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Building Healthy Communities
Building Healthy Communities Welcomes 135 schools into the 2024-2025 Program Focused on Improving the Health and Well-being of Students
Coverage
Blue Cross Value Partnerships Program Prevents $6.3 billion in Health Care Expenses in Michigan Over 20 Years
Prevention
How to Understand Your Mammogram Report
Health and Wellness
How to Protect Joints as You Age
Prevention
Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopause Treatment
Coverage
What to Look for in a Medicare Advantage Plan
Health and Wellness
How to Tell if Your Child is a Bully
Mental Health
The Science Behind Kindness: How it Helps You
Coverage
How to Read a Medical Bill
Prevention
Understanding the Different Types of Breast Cancer

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Value Partnerships
Over 20 years, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Value Partnerships program delivers $6.3 billion in prevented medical expenses through better quality and patient outcomes
Health and Wellness
How to Avoid Common Triggers of Psoriasis
Community
Real Men Wear Pink: Uniting to Raise Support, Awareness of Breast Cancer
Community
National Coming Out Day: ‘I Realized That, At Long Last, I Could Be My Authentic Self’
Prevention
What To Know About Heart Health and Yard Work

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#MIKidsCan
Winner, Winner! #MIKidsCan Returns for 10 Years of Thanksgiving Sweepstakes
Prevention
COVID-19 Season 2024-2025: What You Need to Know
Health and Wellness
Mental Health vs. Mental Illness
Prevention
What to Know About Breast Density and Mammograms
Health and Wellness
Osteoporosis vs. Osteopenia: Knowing the Difference
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Health and Wellness
Exercise Frequency and Duration to Keep You Healthy as You Age
Prevention
What is the Correct Order of Steps for Handwashing?
Community
First Step’s Improved Crisis Helpline Helps Pave the Way for Organization’s Much-Needed Second Domestic and Sexual Assault Shelter in Detroit
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Community
How to Avoid Bad Medication and Food Combinations
Health and Wellness
What To Know About Products for Sensitive Skin
Prevention
‘Breaking the Cycle:’ Four Upper Peninsula Organizations Use Grant Funds to Help Their Communities Recover from Substance Use Disorder
Prevention
Davisburg Mom’s Fearless Transparency After Losing Son to Suicide Inspires Families to Discuss Teenage Mental Health
Prevention
Free COVID-19 Tests Now Available for Free Home Delivery 
Prevention
Is Dementia Hereditary?
Health and Wellness
Is Loneliness as Dangerous as Cigarettes?
Prevention
Breast Cancer Prevention: Steps to Take Today
Prevention
The Difference Between Chronic and Acute Pain
Health and Wellness
5 Things I’d Do as a Woman to Promote Healthy Aging
Prevention
Natural Ways to Deal with Chronic Pain
Health and Wellness
Is Co-Sleeping Safe?

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BCBSM Foundation
$300K in ‘Advancing Maternal Health Equity’ Grants Awarded to Address Maternal Health Disparities and Foster Equitable Outcomes in Underserved Communities
Prevention
What is Macular Degeneration?
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Mental Health
How to Talk About Suicide  
Health and Wellness
What If I Don’t Want to Be Prescribed Opioids? How to Discuss Opioids with Your Doctor
Prevention
What are Risk Factors for Falling As You Age?
Dr. James Grant
Prevention
5 Questions I’d Never Leave My Annual Preventive Visit Without Asking
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Coverage
Health Insurance Open Enrollment Begins Soon: What You Need to Know  
Health and Wellness
What is Red Light Therapy?
Prevention
Suicide is a Leading Cause of Death for Michiganders: Here’s How Everyone Can Spread Awareness
Prevention
Doctor, I’m Concerned About Alzheimer’s Disease, What Can You Tell Me?
Health and Wellness
Are There Health Benefits to Using a Sauna?
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Family Health
The Difference Between COVID-19 and the Flu
Prevention
How Contagious is the Flu?
Prevention
Is there a Connection Between Sickle Cell Disease and Leukemia?
Prevention
Can Shingles Increase Dementia Risk?
Prevention
What is Acute Chest Syndrome?
Coverage
A National Model for High-Quality, Patient-Centered Health Care, Here in Michigan
Community
Strong Foundations to Bold Action: 2024 Healthy Safety Net Symposium Highlights Ongoing Need to Bolster Services for Michigan’s Marginalized Populations
Prevention
What to Look for in a Blood Panel
Prevention
Do I Have a Ragweed Allergy?

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Our News
Helping community members access fresh, healthy food: Grants awarded to 33 Michigan food pantries
Prevention
When is Flu Season?
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Community
How the Flu Shot Works to Protect You
Health and Wellness
How Music Can Improve Productivity
Prevention
The Risks of Swimming and Showering with Contacts
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Flu Season
6 Things Everyone Should Know About the Flu Shot
Health and Wellness
CEO: Help is Available for Mental Crisis
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Coverage
College Health 101: A Health Care Prep Course
Young man receives a flu shot in his arm
Flu Season
Flu Season 2024-2025: What You Need to Know
Mental Health
Muskegon Man Finds 'Purpose’ as Suicide Prevention Facilitator Following Suicide Attempt
Mental Health
Grieving Through an Unexpected Loss: How to Overcome Guilt
Health and Wellness
When to Seek Crisis Care Services: BCBSM Medical Director of Behavioral Health Breaks Down Different Options
Health and Wellness
What is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?
Our News
Securing Member Data with HITRUST Certified Electronic Data Interchange Systems
Health and Wellness
What is Complex PTSD?
Community
'It Changed My Life:' Patients Supported by BCBSM’s Strengthening the Safety Net Program Discuss the Crucial Impact of Free Clinics
Learn How Statins Promote Heart Health
Pharmacy
How Statins Help You Keep a Healthy Heart
Health and Wellness
Best Diet for Gastroparesis
Physical Health
When Should I See a Doctor for My Allergies? 
Health and Wellness
‘You Don’t Have to Suffer Silently:’ Examining Women’s Health Disparities and the Importance of Self-Advocacy
Prevention
What to Know About the New COVID-19 Booster Shots
Prevention
Coffective Expands Warm Referral Network, Provides Crucial Maternal Support with Help from BCBSM Foundation
Prevention
What to Know About Heavy Metals Found in Tampons
Health and Wellness
Can I Use Sunscreen If I Have Acne?
Prevention
Measles Cases on the Rise Underscore Importance of Getting the Measles Vaccine

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Social Mission
Blue Cross celebrates 20 years of supporting health care for Michigan’s uninsured, underinsured with $914,000 in grants to clinics
Coverage
Value Partnerships Spotlight: BMC2 Makes Michigan a Leader in Cardiovascular Care
Health and Wellness
Six Sunglass Shopping Tips to Eye Before You Buy
Health and Wellness
Cataract Surgery: When Is It Time to Have it and How Quick is Recovery? 
Mental Health
Managing Mental Health and Allergies
Prevention
What to Look for in Clothes That Protect Against the Sun
Prevention
Mineral vs. Chemical Sunscreen
Prevention
Which Vaccines Students Should Receive Before Returning to School
Health and Wellness
What Grief Looks Like and When to Get Help
Preventive Care
Which Preventive Exams are Covered and Which Are Not?
Physical Health
What are Micro Breaks?  
Prevention
What to Know About Lyme Disease and Tick-Born Illnesses
Health and Wellness
Tongue-Tie in Infants: How it Affects Feeding and When to Get Surgery
Health and Wellness
Aging with Optimism: The Benefits of Positivity and Aging
Health and Wellness
Teen HYPE Amplifies the Voices of Black Youth in Detroit Through Innovative Mental Health Programming
Health and Wellness
How to Stop Breastfeeding
Prevention
What is Diabetes? Everything You Need to Know
Podcast
How Being Near Water Helps Mental Health
Maternal Health
The Benefits of Breastfeeding for Mothers
Chronic Conditions
How Hot Weather Affects Chronic Conditions
Health and Wellness
7 Health Hazards to Protect Against This Summer
Coverage
Medicare Open Enrollment Tips for Seniors: Find a Plan that Fits Your Needs
Preventive Care
What to Know About the New COVID Variant
Health and Wellness
Should I Be Using a Pillow?
Prevention
BCBSM Foundation Helps Lighthouse Hire Full-Time Counselor to Address ‘Hidden Population’ of Oakland County Runaway Youth, Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Health and Wellness
Clarkston Teen Shows Courage in the Face of Rare Ewing Sarcoma Diagnosis 

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BCBSM Foundation
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Provides $80,000 in Grants to Support Survivors of Child Abuse and Neglect
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Health and Wellness
Differences Between Sunburn, Sun Poisoning, Heat Rash, Heat Exhaustion
Health and Wellness
Because of His Love Outreach’s Maternal and Paternal Support Groups Equip Detroit-Area Parents, Couples with Crucial Mental Health Tools and Tips 
Patient Experience
Coverage
Listen to Me. How Patient Experience Drives Quality Improvement
Coverage
PPO vs. HMO: What's the Difference?
Prevention
What is Cardiac Arrest?
Prevention
Can I Have Too Much Iron? Understanding Hemochromatosis
Health and Wellness
What is the Difference Between a Pediatrician and Family Doctor?
Health and Wellness
What is the Purpose of Post-Natal Multivitamins & Supplements?
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Health and Wellness
Avoid Swimmer’s Itch This Summer in Michigan Lakes
Coverage
Health Plan 101: A college prep course for parents and students
Prevention
Are Generic Medications Effective?
Prevention
5 Amazing Facts About the Brain You Probably Don’t Know
Prevention
How an Active Social Life Can Help You Live Longer
Podcast
Benefits of Michigan Summer Fruit
Health and Wellness
The State of Mental Health for Seniors in Diverse Communities
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Health and Wellness
Back Health and Hybrid Working: Best Ways to Take Your Workplace with You  
Member Stories
After Meeting the Stranger Who Saved His Life, Blue Cross Employee Advocates for Bone Marrow Donation
Health and Wellness
Is Six Hours of Sleep Enough?
Reducing opioids
Prevention
How to Prevent Opioid Misuse? Prescribe Fewer Pills After Surgery
Health and Wellness
Navigating Lingering Social Anxiety Post COVID
Health and Wellness
5 Ways to Improve Your Social Wellness
Physical Health
Can Your Eyes Get Sunburned?
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Whole Person Health
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network Expand Muscle and Joint Health Solutions with New, Virtual Program in 2025
Health and Wellness
Is Spicy Food Good for You?
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Health and Wellness
What Happens During a Skin Cancer Screening?
Inclusion & Diversity
What is Culturally Congruent Mental Health Care?
Health and Wellness
Does Warm Weather Affect Mental Health?
Prevention
Chronic Skin Conditions in the Summer: Tips for Managing Through the Heat
Prevention
Can Bacteria in Your Reusable Water Bottle Make You Sick?
Mental Health
Social, Economic Health Inequities Drive Mental Health Disparities Among Marginalized Groups
Prevention
‘It’s a Life Changing Event:’ Mission of Mercy Mobile Dental Clinic Provides Free Dental Services to the Underserved and Uninsured
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Coverage
Why You Benefit from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Structure as a Nonprofit Mutual Insurer
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Mental Health
Men and Mental Health: Stigma and the Hidden Signs 
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Health and Wellness
How to Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Health and Wellness
Affirmations, AYA Youth Collective Receive BCBSM Foundation Funds to Provide Wraparound Services to At-Risk Youth, Members of the LGBTQ+ Community
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