Is Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield the same in Michigan?

Blue Cross Blue Shield is a subsidiary of Anthem, but the two entities each sell health insurance in different areas of the country, and each company provides Medicare health benefits and prescription drug coverage to beneficiaries in those areas.

Who owns Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas?

As a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association member Plan, Arkansas Blue Cross is managed and controlled by its own community-based Board of Directors, which must contain a majority of “public members.” Public members are people from the community who are not employed in the healthcare industry.

How many members does Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas have?

Arkansas Blue Cross and its affiliates have more than 2,700 employees. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is comprised of 36 independent, locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans that collectively provide health care coverage for 100 million — nearly one in three — Americans.

Does Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas cover therapy?

Specifically, Arkansas Blue Cross and Health Advantage will pay for telephone-based counseling to our fully insured members by any in-network psychiatrist, psychologist, advance practice nurse practitioner, licensed clinical social worker or licensed professional counselor.

Is Blue Shield of California part of Blue Cross Blue Shield?

Blue Shield of California is a Registered® mark of the BlueCross BlueShield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans.

Is Arkansas works the same as Medicaid?

Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion program was initially called the Arkansas Health Care Independence Program, but transitioned to Arkansas Works as of 2017 and to Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me (ARHOME) as of 2022.

Does Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield Cover Telehealth?

MDLIVE is a separate company that provides telehealth services for members of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and eligible Health Advantage and BlueAdvantage Administrators of Arkansas members. Virtual Health currently is available to all fully insured health plans but not available to all health plans.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) is an independent licensee of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.[1]

Currently it is headquartered in 600 E. Lafayette Blvd. in downtown Detroit. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, a nonprofit organization, provides and administers health benefits to more than 4.3 million members residing in Michigan in addition to members of Michigan-headquartered groups who reside outside the state.

The worker's compensation insurance firm Accident Fund operates as a for-profit subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

In 2019, four Michigan addiction treatment facilities filed lawsuits against BCBSM for "unjustified slashing of payments" and "a high number of claims denials for substance use treatment.[2] That same year Michigan Department of Health and Human Services planned on expanding the program to including additional assistance for the serious mentally ill in northern Michigan. The funds come from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund created in 2013 and requires Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to contribute "up to $1.56 billion over 18 years to a health endowment fund that benefits Michigan residents".[3]

The 34 independent and locally operated Blue Cross Blue Shield companies deliver health insurance coverage to one in three Americans across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In addition, the BCBS Federal Employee Program® insures over five million federal employees, retirees and their families.

Our coverage also extends to individuals and employers who live, work and travel internationally, and to those who travel to the United States. Learn more about our international solutions and our international territory licensees.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Companies

Alabama

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama

Alaska

• Premera Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alaska

Arizona

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

Arkansas

• Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield

California

• Anthem Blue Cross

• Blue Shield of California

Colorado

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Colorado

Connecticut

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Connecticut

Delaware

• Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware

District of Columbia

• CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Florida

• Florida Blue

• BlueCross BlueShield of Puerto Rico

Georgia

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia

Hawaii

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Hawaii

Idaho

• Blue Cross of Idaho

• Regence BlueShield of Idaho

Illinois

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

Indiana

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Indiana

Iowa

• Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Kansas

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas

Kentucky

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Kentucky

Louisiana

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

Maine

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Maine

Maryland

• CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Massachusetts

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Michigan

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Minnesota

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Mississippi

• Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi

Missouri

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Missouri

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

Montana

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana

Nebraska

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska

Nevada

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada

New Hampshire

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield New Hampshire

New Jersey

• Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey

New Mexico

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico

New York

• Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield

• Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York

• Highmark Blue Shield of Northeastern New York

• Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

North Carolina

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

North Dakota

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota

Ohio

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Ohio

Oklahoma

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma

Oregon

• Regence BlueCross BlueShield

Pennsylvania

• Capital Blue Cross

• Highmark Blue Shield

• Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

• Independence Blue Cross

Rhode Island

• Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island

South Carolina

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina

South Dakota

• Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Tennessee

• BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

Texas

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

Utah

• Regence BlueCross BlueShield

Vermont

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont

Virginia

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia

• CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Washington

• Premera Blue Cross

• Regence BlueShield

West Virginia

• Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia

Wisconsin

• Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Wisconsin

Wyoming

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming

International Solutions

Blue Cross Blue Shield Global™ solutions provide a comprehensive suite of international products and services for people who live, work and travel internationally, giving them confidence that quality care can be accessed wherever and whenever needed.

Are Blue Shield and Anthem the same?

Is Anthem Bluecross the same as Bluecross?

Can you use Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in any state?

Is Blue Cross Blue Shield the same in every state?