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Why Affordability Must Be at the Center of Health Care
04.16.2025
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The Relationship Between Stress and Physical Health
04.16.2025
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Prescription Drug Prices: A Barrier to Affordable Health Insurance
04.15.2025
Coverage
Why Is My Health Insurance So Expensive?
04.14.2025
Health and Wellness
Is There a Connection Between Spine Health and Thyroid Function?
04.13.2025
Prevention
Can Bacteria in Your Reusable Water Bottle Make You Sick?
04.12.2025
Affordability
Report: Michigan Hospital Costs, Consolidation Putting Pressure on Health Care Affordability
04.11.2025
Health and Wellness
Should You Exercise When Sick?
04.11.2025
Health and Wellness
Are Vegetarians Healthier? What the Experts Say
04.10.2025
Prevention
When is Allergy Season?
04.09.2025
Health and Wellness
Why High-Protein Breakfasts Make a Difference for Women
04.08.2025
Inclusion & Diversity
Supporting Employees with Autism in the Workplace
04.07.2025
Prevention
Distance Runners with Diabetes Share How They Stay Fueled
04.06.2025
Health and Wellness
The Benefits of Sleeping in a Dark Room
04.05.2025
Health and Wellness
Wisdom Teeth Removal for Adults: What You Need to Know About Surgery and Recovery
04.04.2025
RELEASE
Human Resources
Karen T. Moran joins Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to lead commercial health insurance business
04.03.2025
Prevention
Minority Health Month: Addressing Disparities Through Awareness and Action
04.03.2025
Podcast
Do Natural Sleep Aids Really Enhance Sleep Quality?
04.02.2025
Community
Dutton Farm’s Financial Literacy Program Helps Adults With Developmental Disabilities in Southeast Michigan Gain Financial Independence
04.02.2025
Blueprint for Affordability
Blue Cross Supported Cancer Drug Repository Gives $14 Million in Medications to Michigan Residents
04.02.2025
Coverage
Blue Cross Value Partnerships Program Prevents $6.3 billion in Health Care Expenses in Michigan Over 20 Years
04.02.2025
Prevention
April is an Opportunity to Become More Educated and Aware of Minority Health Month
04.01.2025
Affordability
We Stand for Affordability
04.01.2025
Blueprint for Affordability
We Stand for Partnering
04.01.2025
Blueprint for Affordability
We Stand for Innovation
04.01.2025
Affordability
We Stand Behind Our Members and Customers
04.01.2025
Blueprint for Affordability
How Surging Health Care Use Affects Your Insurance
04.01.2025
Blueprint for Affordability
The Old Way of Paying for Health Care Needs to Change
04.01.2025
Physical Health
Common Chronic Conditions That Disproportionately Affect Minority Groups
04.01.2025
Podcast
Are Power Naps Really Effective for Recharging Your Energy?
04.01.2025
Podcast
How Being Near Water Helps Mental Health
04.01.2025
Community
Care Free Medical Clinic Provides Physical, Mental Health Care for Lansing Community
03.31.2025
Preventive Care
When Men Need to Start Prostate Cancer Screening
03.30.2025
Prevention
Active vs. Passive Immunity: What’s the Difference?
03.30.2025
Health and Wellness
Colon Cancer Symptoms in Women
03.29.2025
Coverage
3 Ways Employers Can Support Caregivers and Employees Dealing With Cancer
03.28.2025
Health and Wellness
What to Know About Prebiotics
03.27.2025
Coverage
What is Health Care Fraud?
03.26.2025
Coverage
BCBSM Physical Therapy Reimbursement Policy to Align with CMS Guidelines, Protect Members from Paying for Duplicate Health Care Costs
03.26.2025
Health and Wellness
How to Get More REM Sleep
03.26.2025
Coverage
How to Avoid Common Forms of Health Care Fraud
03.25.2025
Community
‘Character is Forged in the Fire:’ Michigan’s Drew Clayborn Reflects on 15-Year Journey Since Becoming Paralyzed, Sets Sights on Walking Again
03.24.2025
Health and Wellness
The Psychology of Making a Big Lifestyle Change
03.23.2025
Health and Wellness
Millennials vs. Gen Z: Which Generation is Healthier?
03.22.2025
Health and Wellness
What is Floor Time, the Viral Mental Health Trend?
03.21.2025
Prevention
Measles Case Confirmed in Michigan: What to Know
03.19.2025
Health and Wellness
Do Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids Work?
03.19.2025
RELEASE
Our News
Shaping the Future of Health Care: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Awards More Than $55,000 in Grants to Student Trailblazers
03.18.2025
Prevention
How Hydration Plays a Role in Getting Over Sickness
03.18.2025
Health and Wellness
What is a Functional Freeze?
03.17.2025
Health and Wellness
The Oral Health and Well-Being Connection
03.16.2025
Prevention
What’s a Normal Blood Pressure?
03.15.2025
Health and Wellness
Are There Any Benefits of Castor Oil?
03.14.2025
Prevention
When and Why You Should Get a Colonoscopy
03.13.2025
Health and Wellness
Choosing Health Screenings by Age
03.12.2025
Health and Wellness
Signs of Self-Harm in Teens: Self Injury Awareness
03.11.2025
RELEASE
Building Healthy Communities
Empowering Michigan Schools: Building Healthy Communities Program Seeks Participants for 2025-2026 School Year
03.10.2025
Prevention
What Younger Adults Can Do to Prevent Colon Cancer as Diagnoses Rise
03.10.2025
Health and Wellness
Is It Better to Sleep Without a Pillow?
03.09.2025
Health and Wellness
What is the Difference Between a Pediatrician and Family Doctor?
03.08.2025
Social Mission
Love in Action Provides Holistic Care to Community Members in Need
03.07.2025
Prevention
Shifting Trends in Colorectal Cancer Cases: More Younger Adults Are Being Diagnosed
03.06.2025
Coverage
A Guide to Understanding Your Deductible
03.05.2025
Health and Wellness
Do Anti-Depressants Cause Weight Gain?
03.04.2025
Financials
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Reports 2024 Financial Performance
03.03.2025
RELEASE
Financials
Surging Use of Expensive Health Care Services Weighs Heavily Upon 2024 Financial Performance of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
03.03.2025
Prevention
How to Lower the Risks of Colon Cancer
03.03.2025
Community
Blue Cross: Ready to Help Michigan Communities Live Healthier
03.03.2025
Coverage
Making Health Care More Personal Helps Blue Cross Members
03.03.2025
Coverage
Why You Benefit from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Structure as a Nonprofit Mutual Insurer
03.03.2025
Coverage
How Blue Cross Has Evolved Over the Past 20 Years to Benefit Members, Customers
03.03.2025
Coverage
Blue Cross Works to Protect Members from Rising Drug Costs
03.03.2025
Health and Wellness
Why Alcohol Use is a Risk Factor for Chronic Conditions
03.02.2025
Prevention
How Viruses Spread
03.02.2025
Health and Wellness
How Much Caffeine is Too Much Caffeine?
03.01.2025
Prevention
Is Mouth Breathing While You’re Sleeping Bad?
02.28.2025
Health and Wellness
Michigan Mom Born with Rare Congenital Heart Defect ‘Soaks Up Every Moment’ After Multiple Open-Heart Surgeries
02.27.2025
Health and Wellness
Do Too Many Choices Give You Anxiety? Here’s What to Do
02.26.2025
Health and Wellness
I Had a Heart Attack At 31 Years Old
02.25.2025
Prevention
Testicular Cancer: Causes, Risk Factors and How to Perform a Self-Exam
02.24.2025
Mental Health
Do Happy Lights Impact Mental Health?
02.23.2025
Prevention
How to Check Your Blood Pressure at Home
02.22.2025
Health and Wellness
West Michigan Sees Rising Levels of Health Care Employment, More Citizens Covered by Insurance and Fewer Hospital Admissions, According to New Data
02.21.2025
Family Health
Are You the Default Parent? How to Recognize Signs and Ease the Burden
02.20.2025
Prevention
Influenza A vs. B: What's the Difference?
02.19.2025
Health and Wellness
Are There Benefits to Eating Protein Before Bed?
02.18.2025
Prevention
5 Self-Exams You Can Do at Home for Cancer Prevention
02.17.2025
Health and Wellness
The Science Behind Sunday Scaries
02.16.2025
Flu Season
Influenza A: What You Need to Know
02.15.2025
Community
GRAAHI Diversifies Kent County’s Doula Workforce by Training Black, Hispanic Doulas with Help from BCBSM Foundation
02.14.2025
Health and Wellness
Mental Health May Be Better in the Morning, New Study Finds
02.13.2025
Health and Wellness
The Link Between Irregular Sleep Patterns and Stroke and Heart Attack Risk
02.12.2025
Prevention
How to Prevent Burn Injuries at Home and When to Seek Care
02.11.2025
Health and Wellness
What to Know About the Different Types of Heart Failure
02.10.2025
Health and Wellness
What is the Vagus Nerve?
02.09.2025
Health and Wellness
Patients with Difficult-to-Treat-Depression Cleared to Use Esketamine-Based Nasal Spray as Standalone Treatment Method
02.07.2025
Prevention
Hidden Signs of Heart Disease
02.06.2025
Health and Wellness
The Connection Between Mental Health and Heart Health
02.05.2025
RELEASE
Blueprint for Affordability
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Welcomes Bronson Healthcare Group to Blueprint for Affordability Program
02.05.2025
Health and Wellness
Signs of Mental Health Struggles in Children and Teens
02.04.2025
Prevention
Common Medications Associated with Higher Risk of Dementia
02.03.2025
Health and Wellness
Dispose of Unused Medications on Upcoming Drug Take Back Day
02.02.2025
Health and Wellness
Surprising Ways Alcohol Affects the Mind and Body
02.02.2025
Podcast
How to Maintain Balance Between Mental and Physical Health
02.01.2025
Coverage
A Guide to 10 Common Health Care Terms
02.01.2025
Health and Wellness
Why are Levels of Near-Sightedness Rising? What to Know About Myopia
01.31.2025
Community
Dr. Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic Offers Comprehensive Care to Uninsured in Pontiac
01.30.2025
Health and Wellness
How Frequent Blood Donors Can Replenish Iron
01.30.2025
Prevention
University of Michigan Professor Examines Why Black Women Are Not Returning for Follow-up Cervical Cancer Screenings and Identifies Self-Screening as a Solution
01.29.2025
Health and Wellness
What is Sinus Tarsi Syndrome?
01.29.2025
Coverage
Health Care is Personal. Let’s Make It Work for Everyone.
01.28.2025
Coverage
The Value of Employer Contributions to Employee HSAs
01.28.2025
RELEASE
Our News
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan partners with Homeward to expand access to care for Medicare Advantage members in Michigan’s Upper, Northern Lower Peninsulas
01.28.2025
Health and Wellness
How to Manage Jaw Pain
01.28.2025
Health and Wellness
What is the Best Diet to Promote a Healthy Thyroid?
01.27.2025
Health and Wellness
Are Sinus Infections Contagious?
01.27.2025
Health and Wellness
Food Poisoning vs. Stomach Bug: What's the Difference?
01.26.2025
Prevention
What Does it Mean to be Immunocompromised?
01.24.2025
Podcast
Is Organic Food Overrated or Underrated?
01.24.2025
Health and Wellness
When is the Best Time to Weigh Yourself? & Other Things to Know
01.23.2025
Health and Wellness
FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 From Food: Here’s What to Know
01.22.2025
Health and Wellness
How Thyroid Disease Affects Pregnancy
01.21.2025
Prevention
Preventive Care: Here’s How to Give Yourself the Gift of Health
01.20.2025
Chronic Conditions
Check in With Your Heart Health
01.19.2025
Family Health
What to Know About Congenital Heart Defects in Infants
01.19.2025
Preventive
4 Ways to Observe Colon Cancer Awareness Month
01.18.2025
Chronic Conditions
‘I Was in Shock:’ How a Lansing Woman with Hyperthyroidism, Graves’ Disease Coped with her Conditions
01.18.2025
Health and Wellness
Preventive Care for Pregnant Women: What to Know
01.17.2025
Health and Wellness
The Do’s and Don'ts of Exercise During and After Pregnancy
01.16.2025
Health and Wellness
What is the Relationship Between Sleep and Weight?
01.15.2025
Prevention
Identifying Different Thyroid Issues and Disorders
01.14.2025
Prevention
The Importance of Cervical Cancer Screenings
01.13.2025
Health and Wellness
What to Know About HPV’s Link to Cervical Cancer
01.12.2025
Health and Wellness
4 Health Conditions Made Worse by Cold Weather and How to Cope
01.11.2025
Prevention
How to Stay Up to Date on Preventive Care
01.10.2025
Prevention
What Does the U.S. Surgeon General’s New Cancer Warning on Alcohol Mean?
01.09.2025
Health and Wellness
How Alcohol and Histamines Affect Sinuses
01.08.2025
Health and Wellness
Graves’ Disease vs. Hashimoto’s Disease
01.07.2025
Health and Wellness
Advanced Maternal Age: What to Know About Pregnancy After Age 35
01.06.2025
Health and Wellness
Health Screenings You Need in Your 20s
01.05.2025
Prevention
Cervical Cancer Screening: What You Need to Know
01.04.2025
Prevention
Hand Sanitizer and Norovirus: What You Need to Know
01.03.2025
Health and Wellness
Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions in Perspective with These Mental Health Tips
01.03.2025
Community
Showing Up for Our Members: My Commitment to Access & Affordability
01.02.2025
RELEASE
Our News
Score Big and Become a Detroit Piston for a Day: BCBSM and Detroit Pistons Launch #MIKidsCan Pistons Kids Day Sweepstakes
01.02.2025
Podcast
Snacking Smarter On the Go
01.02.2025
Prevention
Why are My Sinus Issues Worse in the Winter?
01.02.2025
Coverage
Blue Cross Uses Predictive Analytics to Reduce Costs, Create Better Health Outcomes for Members
01.01.2025
Health and Wellness
Understanding OCD Beyond the Stereotypes
12.31.2024
Coverage
Did You Know? Money-Saving Tools, Discounts Exclusive to Blue Cross and Blue Care Network Members
12.30.2024
Health and Wellness
How to Prevent Chapped Lips in the Winter
12.30.2024
Coverage
What to Do if You Can’t Get in to See Your Primary Care Provider Right Away
12.29.2024
Coverage
Choosing a Primary Care Provider Can Help You Stay Healthier
12.28.2024
Prevention
What is Collagen Banking?
12.26.2024
Community
Street Outreach Teams’ Mobile Clinic Delivers Direct Medical Care to Homeless, Sex Trafficking Victims and Others in Detroit
12.25.2024
Health and Wellness
Why You Feel So Grumpy When You’re Sick
12.24.2024
Health and Wellness
Detroit’s Strategic Community Solutions Combats Caregiver Burnout with Innovative ‘Rest & Recharge + Helping Hands’ Program for Southeast Michigan Caregivers
12.24.2024
Health and Wellness
What is an Overactive Nervous System?
12.22.2024
Health and Wellness
6 Ways to Prepare for a Financially Healthy New Year
12.21.2024
Coverage
There’s an App for That!
12.20.2024
Prevention
Dangers and Risks of UTIs in Older Adults
12.19.2024
Prevention
Black Plastic Kitchen Utensils, Toys Found to Contain Chemicals Connected to Increased Health Risks
12.18.2024
Health and Wellness
Focusing on the Joys of the Holiday Season
12.17.2024
Prevention
How to Discuss Unsafe Driving with Older Adults
12.16.2024
Prevention
How to Prepare for an Exercise Stress Test
12.15.2024
Health and Wellness
How Harmful are the Holidays to my Gut Health?
12.14.2024
Podcast
How to Slow Down Your Biological Age
12.13.2024
Coverage
BCBSM Healthy Kids Dental Helps Children in Underserved Communities Receive Essential Dental Care
12.12.2024
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How to Use the BCBSM Mobile App to Understand Your Plan
12.11.2024
Health and Wellness
Managing Holiday Anxiety and Mental Health
12.10.2024
Health and Wellness
High Intensity Drinking Increases During the Holidays. Gift Yourself Good Health this Year by Reducing Your Alcohol Intake
12.09.2024
Prevention
How to Protect Your Heart During the Holidays
12.09.2024
Prevention
5 Ways to Stay Healthy During Holiday Travel
12.08.2024
Health and Wellness
Impaired Driving on the Rise: Michigan Mothers Against Drunk Driving Program Coordinator Warns Against Holiday Drinking and Driving
12.07.2024
Podcast
Benefits of Adult Timeouts
12.06.2024
Health and Wellness
Tips for Coping with Less Daylight
12.05.2024
Coverage
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Anesthesiology Coverage Remains Unchanged
12.05.2024
Health and Wellness
Understanding Adults with Disabilities and Frequent Mental Distress
12.04.2024
Prevention
Heart Attacks Spike During the Holidays: What to Know
12.03.2024
Prevention
Doctor's Appointments to Make This Year
12.02.2024
Health and Wellness
What are Hidden Disabilities?
12.02.2024
Blueprint for Affordability
10 Ways Blue Cross is Helping Members Lower Health Care Costs
12.01.2024
Chronic Conditions
How Cold Weather Affects the Heart
12.01.2024
Health and Wellness
Older Driver Safety: When It’s Time to Stop Driving
12.01.2024
Health and Wellness
What is EMDR and How Does it Work?
11.30.2024
Health and Wellness
How Stress Affects Your Immune System
11.29.2024
Health and Wellness
What to Know About Holiday Meal Myths
11.28.2024
Prevention
Nocturia: When to Talk to A Doctor About Urinating Overnight
11.27.2024
Health and Wellness
What Can I Do If I Have a Family Health History of Dementia?
11.26.2024
Community
The Green Apple Pantry Continues to Step Up to Feed Kent County Residents in Need
11.25.2024
Prevention
How to Choose a Glucose Monitor
11.24.2024
Blueprint for Affordability
How to Estimate Health Care Costs Before You Get Care
11.23.2024
Coverage
How Does My Insurance Plan Cover Mental Health?
11.23.2024
Coverage
Health Insurance for Beginners
11.23.2024
Health and Wellness
What is the Military Sleep Method?
11.22.2024
Coverage
What is Virtual Dental Care?
11.21.2024
Prevention
UTI Health Care Expenses on the Rise: Is Your Diet to Blame?
11.20.2024
Health and Wellness
What Can I Do If I Have a Family History of Heart Disease?
11.19.2024
Prevention
Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Higher Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
11.19.2024
Prevention
How to Manage or Prevent Type 2 Diabetes if it Runs in Your Family
11.18.2024
Health and Wellness
CEO: Discuss Health and Wellness Issues with Family During Holidays
11.18.2024
Podcast
How to Reduce Stigma Around Mental Health
11.17.2024
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How Cold Weather Affects the Skin
11.16.2024
Coverage
Making Smart Choices for Future Health Costs: The Benefits of an HSA
11.15.2024
Community
Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade Preview: What to Know About the Route, Parking, Tickets and More
11.15.2024
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11.14.2024
Health and Wellness
What are the Different Types of Epilepsy?
11.14.2024
Coverage
6 Ways Online Health Insurance Accounts Simplify Health Management for Seniors
11.14.2024
Prevention
Four Ultra-Processed Foods that May Increase Diabetes Risk
11.13.2024
Health and Wellness
An Age-Appropriate Guide to Skin Care
11.12.2024
Contributor
The Appropriate Use of Antibiotics: When and When Not to Use Them
11.12.2024
Coverage
What to Consider When Looking for a Health Plan During Open Enrollment
11.11.2024
Prevention
How COVID-19 Can Increase Diabetes Complications, Or Increase Risk of Developing Diabetes
11.11.2024
Health and Wellness
How to Recover from a Cigarette Smoking Relapse
11.10.2024
Preventive Care
How Eye Exams Can Detect Early Signs of Diabetes
11.09.2024
Prevention
What do Phishing Email Attempts Look Like? Keep Your Information Secure with These Tips
11.08.2024
Health and Wellness
How Long Does It Take to See the Benefits of Quitting Smoking?
11.08.2024
Health and Wellness
Causes of Frequent Urination: When You Should Be Concerned
11.07.2024
Health and Wellness
When Should Someone Be Offered Palliative Care?
11.07.2024
Community
Learn How Retirement Planning Makes Employees’ Dreams a Reality
11.06.2024
Prevention
Understanding the Connection Between Your Bladder and Pelvic Floor
11.06.2024
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Risk Factors for Stomach Cancer
11.05.2024
Health and Wellness
The Impact of COPD on the Heart
11.05.2024
Prevention
The Connection Between Diabetes and Brain Health
11.04.2024
Podcast
Overcoming Perfectionism
11.03.2024
Health and Wellness
Five Surprising Ways Stress Affects the Body
11.02.2024
Prevention
Is Too Much Noise Harmful to Your Health?
11.01.2024
Prevention
Avalon Healing Center’s New Advanced Practice Provider Fills Need to Conduct Crucial Follow-Up Appointments with Survivors of Sexual Assault
10.31.2024
Coverage
Navigating Medical Bills: Why Online Health Insurance Accounts are a Game Changer for Caregivers
10.30.2024
Prevention
Why Do I Sweat While Sleeping?
10.29.2024
Prevention
What to Know About Your Family’s Health History
10.28.2024
Chronic Conditions
Combatting a Hidden Health Crisis: Chronic Stress
10.27.2024
Maternal Health
What to Eat Before a Gestational Diabetes Test
10.26.2024
Coverage
What is a Point of Service, or POS, Health Plan?
10.25.2024
Health and Wellness
Grand Rapids Family Watches 7-Year-Old Son with Down Syndrome ‘Flourish and Thrive’ After Unexpected Diagnosis at Birth
10.24.2024
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5 Tips to Help Adults Manage Their ADHD
10.24.2024
Coverage
Digital Security for Seniors: Why Managing Your Health Care Online Can Be Safer Than Paper
10.23.2024
Prevention
What to Know About Male Breast Cancer
10.22.2024
Health and Wellness
The Harms of Social Media for Children and Teens
10.21.2024
Mental Health
Why Misusing the Word ‘Triggered’ Can Be Harmful
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