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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan company history timeline

1938

They came to Michigan starting in 1938, when the Michigan Society for Group Hospitalization formed.

1939

The two worked together in 1939 on bills to regulate prepaid health care plans and make them nonprofit, like community-based hospitals.

1940

By 1940, the Michigan Medical Service was open for business.

1975

In 1975, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan bought small health plans in east and mid-Michigan.

1998

In 1998, these HMOs merged to form Blue Care Network of Michigan, the largest HMO in Michigan.

2001

2001: Started promoting the quality and value of generic drugs.

2009

2009: Launched the Patient-Centered Medical Home program.

2016

In January 2016, our service area expanded to include 29 additional counties.

2017

United States News and World Report rated BCN Advantage the best HMO-POS plan in Michigan for 2017.

2018

Blue Care Network NCQA Rating (Commercial) Commendable status and rating of 4.5, the highest ranking among all Michigan Commercial plans and an increase from 2018.

2021

© 2021 Blue Cross Complete of Michigan LLC is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

For more information about Blue Cross Complete, see our 2021 Fact Sheet (PDF).

2022

© 2022 Blue Cross Complete of Michigan LLC is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

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