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NOVEMBER 2009
11/05/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan awards grants to 47 free health clinics
11/02/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Michigan oncologists launch statewide initiative to create cancer guidelines
OCTOBER 2009
10/14/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to consolidate Lansing-area operations in 2011, moving 250 employees downtown
10/06/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan encourages state's youth to join in Walk to School Day
10/02/2009 African-American church challenge helps members get fit, Body and Soul
10/01/2009 Think Pink: Light display supports fight against breast cancer
10/01/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan broadens Medicare options with new Medicare Advantage PPO product
SEPTEMBER 2009
09/30/2009 African-American church challenge helps members get fit, Body and Soul
09/14/2009 Blue Care Network's Healthy Blue LivingSM Membership Exceeds 100,000
09/11/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network announce interim policy to cover H1N1 vaccine administration for fully-insured groups during 2009-2010 flu season
09/04/2009 Ernie Harwell retires as Blue Cross's health and fitness advocate
09/01/2009 Health care reformers should look to Michigan
AUGUST 2009
08/28/2009 WDIV-TV, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and The Parade Company Help Launch The Biggest Loser: Detroit Edition
08/27/2009 Study Links Good Oral Care to Lower Diabetes Care Costs
08/26/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Expands Hospice Services
08/21/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Releases Letter Sent to Congressmen John Dingell and Sander Levin
08/20/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Introduces Interactive Navigation Tool to Help Individuals and Families Find Health Care Coverage Options
08/19/2009 Response to News Announcement by Congressmen John Dingell and Sander Levin
08/19/2009 American College of Surgeons Recognizes Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for Supporting Quality Improvement Initiatives
08/12/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan honored with Plan of Excellence designation for Federal Employee Program administration
08/06/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Michigan Attorney General and Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation Near Agreement on Rate Increases on Under Age 65 Individual Products
08/06/2009 Efforts by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Physician Practices Help Michigan Become a Leading Adopter of E-prescribing
08/05/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and MSU College of Human Medicine Launch $1 Million "FIT" Childhood Obesity Prevention Program to Help Reverse Unhealthy Trend Among Our Youth
JULY 2009
07/17/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Honors Two Senior Advocates with Claude Pepper Award
07/16/2009 Money Matters Youth Camp teaches financial literacy
07/06/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan designates more than 1,200 physicians in Nation's Largest Patient-Centered Medical Home Program
07/01/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan-owned DenteMax Acquired by Dental Network of America
JUNE 2009
06/26/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Expands Partnership with Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Center to Improve Health Care Quality and Safety
06/18/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Grants Tackle Childhood Obesity
06/09/2009 Study: Radiation For Heart Test Can Be Cut More Than Half
06/02/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network Launch Web Sites to Help General Motors Members Easily Find Information on Their Health Care
MAY 2009
05/18/2009 State Audit of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Shows Company In Compliance with State and National Accounting Guidelines
05/11/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Plans to Offer Customer Groups Ability to Purchase Coverage of Autism Treatment Programs that Provide Intensive Early Intervention
05/08/2009 Grants put health care in lives of uninsured
05/01/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network Launch Web Sites to Help Chrysler Members Easily Find Information on Their Health Care
APRIL 2009
04/30/2009 Practice changes owners but remains in Lansing area to serve patients
04/28/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Wins Five National Awards for Excellence in Communications
04/27/2009 Blues Grant Helps "Green" Taylor Elementary School
04/27/2009 Blues President & CEO Addresses Primary Care Physicians on the Importance of Patient-Centered Medical Home
04/21/2009 Michigan Blues Launch Nation's Largest Program for Patient-Centered Medical Home
04/02/2009 Block "S" Light Display on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Building Shows Support for MSU Spartans
MARCH 2009
03/25/2009 Blues Employees Go Bowling to Raise Money for Big Brothers Big Sisters
03/16/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and UAW Agree to Voluntary Severance Program for Employees
03/11/2009 Blue Care Network and United Auto Workers Reach New Master Labor Agreement
03/10/2009 Blue Care Network VP named "Premier 100 IT Leader for 2009"
03/03/2009 Michigan Suppliers Earn Diversity Awards from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
03/02/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Reports Negative Earnings for 2008 Driven Mostly by Significant Losses on Individual Policies
FEBRUARY 2009
02/13/2009 Schools Receive Grants to Help Kids be Active, Eat Healthy
02/02/2009 Heart-Shaped Light Displays on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Building Show Support for American Heart Month, National Wear Red Day
02/02/2009 Michigan Collaboration Saves Lives, Improves Outcomes for Heart Surgery Patients
JANUARY 2009
01/30/2009 Facing huge financial losses on individual policies, BCBSM requests rate increases on health plans purchased by individuals
01/16/2009 Facing large and uncontrollable financial losses on individual policies, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will cut up to 1000 jobs in 2009, reduce spending and seek rate increases on individual plans
01/14/2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Wins Court Case; Ruling Means Accident Fund Subsidiary Can Grow Its National Workers Compensation Business
01/13/2009 Blue Cross Wins in Court
01/09/2009 $1 Million Available to Help Michigan's Uninsured Receive Care
DECEMBER 2008
12/18/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Statement: Compromise Effort for Health Insurance Reform Dies; As Legislature Adjourns, Consumer Protections Left Undone and BCBSM Left with Hard Options
12/09/2008 Attorney General Incorrectly Interprets BCBSM Accounting Issue
12/09/2008 University of Michigan, Blue Care Network Study Quantifies Health Care Savings of Regular Dental Care for Patients with Diabetes
12/01/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Answers Attorney General