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JULY 2008
07/17/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Honored with Service Excellence Designation for Federal Employee Program Plan
07/14/2008 Blue Cross Rate Adjustments Will Occur for Some Under Age 65 Individual Products
07/09/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network Adopt Policy on Serious Adverse Events
07/08/2008 Blue Care Network Consolidates Its Two Lansing Area Family Health Centers
07/03/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Responds to Attorney General's Complaint, Says Transaction Was Legal and Fully Authorized
JUNE 2008
06/20/2008 July 11 Nomination Deadline Nears for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Annual Claude Pepper Community Service Awards
06/19/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Awards Grant to LifeCircles of Muskegon to Provide Access to Care for 2,000 Area Seniors
06/03/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Forum Examines Cutting-Edge Medical Care that Better Meets Patients' Needs
MAY 2008
05/29/2008 Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo Continues Participation with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network As Hospital System Asks for Double-Digit Percentage Increase in Reimbursement
05/20/2008 Forty-Two Free Clinics across State Share $1 Million in Grants from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
05/13/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Seeking Nominations for Outstanding Senior Advocates
05/12/2008 Blue Care Network of Michigan Named a Great Workplace by Gallup, MBPA
05/09/2008 Traditional Medicare Benefit Information Soon to be Available Online to Doctors and Hospitals through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Web Portal
05/01/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Wins Three National Awards for Communications Excellence from Council on Foundations
05/01/2008 Statement from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan about Senate Passage of Individual Insurance Reform Legislation
APRIL 2008
04/29/2008 Across State, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Employers, Organizations Host Walks on April 30 to Mark National Walk @ Lunch Day
04/28/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Says Senator Jason Allen's Proposals Offer Michigan the Better Choice for Insurance Reform
04/28/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Board Re-Elects Sudderth as Chair and Elects Johnson as Vice Chair; Names Sprague to Board
04/24/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Says Senator Allen's Proposed Changes To Insurance Reform Bills are 'Compassionate and Responsible'
04/08/2008 Researchers Able to Continue their Work to Help Patients Thanks to McDevitt Excellence in Research Awards from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
MARCH 2008
03/27/2008 Blues Employees Go Bowling to Raise Money for Big Brothers Big Sisters
03/24/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Pioneers 'Total Body' PPO Product
03/12/2008 Partnerships Report Highlights How Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Physicians and Hospitals are Working to Save Lives, Improve Care, Reduce Costs
03/11/2008 University of Michigan and William Beaumont Hospitals Named Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers
03/06/2008 Three Michigan Companies Win Supplier Diversity Achievement Awards from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
FEBRUARY 2008
02/29/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Reports 2007 Consolidated Financial Results; Consolidated Earnings Are Down $58 Million Compared to 2006; Losses on Individual Insurance Lines Total $245 Million
02/25/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Renews Commitment to Provide $1 Million in Grants to Free Clinics in Michigan that Deliver Services to Uninsured
02/15/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Says House Bills 5284 and 5285 Mean Economic Growth and Jobs for Michigan
02/13/2008 Michigan Senate Hearings Show Critical Need for Reform of Individual Health Insurance Market
02/06/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Says a Fair Regulatory System, Refunds for Insurance Overcharging, are Needed Reforms to Protect Consumers
02/04/2008 Good News for Allergy Sufferers: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network Now Pay for Over-the-Counter Zyrtec
JANUARY 2008
01/31/2008 Heart-Shaped Light Displays on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Building Show Support for American Heart Month, National Wear Red Day
01/30/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Says Guaranteed Access Provisions of Insurance Reform Bills Protect Michigan Consumers Twice-Over
01/30/2008 Examination by National Expert Shows Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Social Mission Contributions Totaled At Least $391 Million in 2007
01/23/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Says State Lags Behind Others in Enacting Reform of Individual Health Insurance Market
01/17/2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Honors University Researchers for Improving Health and Medical Care in Michigan
01/16/2008 Statement from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan about Consumers for Fair and Affordable Insurance Reform
01/11/2008 'Weigh to Go' Program Now Available to Grand Rapids Area Blue Care Network Members at BCN Cascade Facility
01/08/2008 Business Coalition Honors Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Leadership in Forging Health Care Partnerships
DECEMBER 2007
12/20/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Funds Study Exploring Link between Heart Disease and Depression
12/17/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Says Don't Let Snow Be a Pain: Ease into Clearing Sidewalks, Drives
12/12/2007 Overwhelming Majority of Michigan Residents Favors Individual Health Insurance Market Reforms Supported by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
12/10/2007 Manistique Teen Kelly Aldrich Creates Winning Tobacco Prevention Campaign Name and Logo
12/03/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan responds to Attorney General Mike Cox on Individual Market Reform
NOVEMBER 2007
11/26/2007 Leading by Example: Blue Care Network of Michigan Shows How Employers Can Improve Employee Wellness
11/21/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Named 2007 Corporation of the Year in Health Care by Michigan Minority Business Development Council
11/19/2007 Physicians and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Tackle Childhood Obesity with Michigan's First Pediatric Healthy Weight Toolkit
11/14/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Funds Campaign to Help Teens Live Tobacco-Free
11/13/2007 Michigan Hospitals Among Best in Nation on Two Treatment Measures for Heart Attack Care
OCTOBER 2007
10/26/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Schools Partner to Get Kids More Active
10/24/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Hails State House Passage of Legislation That Will Protect Michigan Consumers by Stabilizing and Strengthening Michigan's Individual Health Insurance Market
10/16/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Awards Grant to Reduce Accidental Infant Suffocations in Wayne County
10/15/2007 After Dropping 162 Pounds, Jodi Davis Inspires Other Michigan Women to Get Moving and Lose Weight through WalkyTalk
10/11/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Salutes Five 'Angels'
10/08/2007 Accident Fund Will Make Board of Water & Light's Ottawa Street Station Power Plant in Lansing Its New National Headquarters
10/04/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan President and CEO Daniel J. Loepp Speaks at U.S. Senate Meeting on Health Information Technology
SEPTEMBER 2007
09/26/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Launches Effort in Five Michigan Cities with Department of Community Health to Enroll Uninsured Children in MIChild
09/21/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Announces Significant Expansion of Online Information Exchange for Medical Providers
09/20/2007 Blue Care Network of Michigan Earns National Leadership Award for Chronic Disease Management
09/13/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Offers New Approach to Customer Group Wellness
09/06/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Corrects News Story about Drug Coverage Announcement
09/05/2007 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Now Covers Prilosec OTC - Switching from Nexium Could Save Eligible Members More Than $9 Million in Out-of-Pocket Costs
AUGUST 2007
08/17/2007 Agreement Reached with Office of Financial and Insurance Services and Attorney General on Medigap Rates
08/13/2007 Two Upper Peninsula Residents Will Receive Blues' Claude Pepper Award
08/01/2007 U-M Health System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announce Marianne Udow as director for joint venture