May 27, 2026
Michigan Medicine and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan reached a new, long-term contract Wednesday morning after months of negotiations.
Before the deal, months of gridlock between the parties prompted BCBSM to recommend that 250,000 patients receiving care from Michigan Medicine seek an alternate provider.
The two organizations will continue meeting over the coming weeks to finalize details of the new agreement, in anticipation of a June 30 renewal date. Final terms of the contract will remain proprietary between the two organizations.
Patients should experience no service disruptions.
Source: Michigan Public Radio
May 6, 2026
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) is now advising its members, particularly those participating in HMOs, to proactively schedule intake appointments with providers outside the Michigan Medicine health system. The current contract is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2026.
Michigan Medicine has also posted an informational microsite for members.
Affected locations include:
- A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center
- C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
- D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion
- Frankel Cardiovascular Center
- Rogel Cancer Center
- University Hospital
- Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital
- W.K. Kellogg Eye Center
UM Health-Sparrow and UM Health-West would not be affected.
Sources: BCBSM, Michigan Medicine