DETROIT – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, four southeast Michigan hospital systems, four independent community hospitals and more than 4,700 doctors will partner in 2015 to provide low-cost insurance coverage and health care services to local residents.
The localized network – called an Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) – is coming together following responses to a comprehensive RFP issued by Blue Cross last year to hospitals asking for participation. Physicians – totaling 4,789 on Jan. 13 – are still coming aboard.
“In a region where hundreds of thousands of people are without health insurance coverage, the Affordable Care Act gives insurers and providers new opportunities to work together to provide people with affordable access to coverage and care,” said Susan Barkell, BCBSM senior vice president for Health Care Value. “Local hospitals and doctors are committed to providing quality care and keeping it affordable. Blue Cross is very pleased to join with local healthcare leaders to offer a quality, localized and low-cost insurance product to meet the needs of people not covered at work.”
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