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Blue Cross Value Partnerships Program Prevents $6.3 billion in Health Care Expenses in Michigan Over 20 Years

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Over 20 years, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Value Partnerships program delivers $6.3 billion in prevented medical expenses through better quality and patient outcomes
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A National Model for High-Quality, Patient-Centered Health Care, Here in Michigan
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Value Partnerships Spotlight: BMC2 Makes Michigan a Leader in Cardiovascular Care
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Listen to Me. How Patient Experience Drives Quality Improvement
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How to Prevent Opioid Misuse? Prescribe Fewer Pills After Surgery
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Safer, Shorter Recovery at Home
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Collaborative Care Addresses the Surging Demand for Mental Health Care Services
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Value Partnerships at 20: Collaboration That Makes Health Care Work Better for Michigan and Beyond
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Recognizing Advancements in Cardiovascular Patient Safety and Quality in Michigan
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Statewide Partnership Between Blue Cross, Providers Seeks to Prevent Suicide
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The Road to Recovery: Stopping is Only the Start
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Collaborative Care Program grows to 244 designated practices statewide, expanding access to integrated primary and behavioral health care services.
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For Best Results After Spine Surgery, Get Moving As Soon As Possible
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Blue Cross Program Helps Doctors Close Social Needs Gaps for Patients
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Michigan outperforms national trends in reducing opioid prescribing after surgery
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Collaborative Quality Initiatives Continue to Influence National Care Protocols
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3 Ways Blue Cross Makes Patient Safety a Priority
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Blue Cross Data Helps Researchers Learn How Cannabis Use Affects Bypass Surgery Patients
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Improving Health Care Through Collaboration in Michigan and Beyond
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As Mental Health Concerns Skyrocket in Children, Pediatricians Adopt In-House Teams
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Blue Cross, Hospitals and Physicians Collaborate to Keep Patients Safe 
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Two projects within the cardiovascular collaborative improve patient safety by reducing opioids and reducing radiation exposure
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10 Ways Blue Cross is Helping Members Lower Health Care Costs
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What Does 'Patient-Centered' Care Mean?  
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Making Michigan Health Care Safer, Better and More Effective  
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To improve outcomes for patients after angioplasty, this initiative got more patients into cardiac rehab programs
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Contributes $5 Million to MHA Keystone Center, Expanding Longtime Investment in Safety and Quality of Health Care
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Expands Physician Support with Acquisition of Management Services Organization
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Improving vascular care in Michigan: What to do when the simpler option turns out to be less safe, more costly
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Where Your Health Care Dollars Go  
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Life After COVID-19 Hospital Stay Can Get Rocky
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Blue Cross-Backed Collaborative Driving Better Treatment for COVID-19 Patients  
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Blue Cross, Blue Care Network Control Cost Increases on Individual Marketplace Insurance Plans
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Infusion of $5 million From Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Leads to 72 Percent Increase in Michigan Physicians Using Telehealth Care
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2019 Annual Report: Advancing Health Care Quality and Value

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and 36 Michigan Hospitals Team Up for Unique COVID-19 Data Collection to Help Determine Treatments and Best Care Practices
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Blue Cross’ Value Partnerships Platform Mobilizes Health Care Providers in Face of Pandemic
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Collaborative Effort Improves Surgical Experience for Blue Cross Manager
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Research Aims to Improve Care for Men Facing Prostate Cancer
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Blue Cross Patient-Centered Medical Homes Offer Patients Better Access to Care, Improved Quality and Cost Savings throughout Michigan
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How Michigan Urologists are Leading on Prostate Cancer Care
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Collaborative Efforts Reduce Post-Surgery Opioid Prescription Numbers
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Improving Maternity Care in Michigan by Safely Reducing Low-Risk C-Sections
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Growing Orthopedic Needs Met with New Low-Cost Initiative
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A $2 Solution for Blood Clot Prevention After Knee Surgery
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Michigan Coalition Successfully Reduces Unnecessary Blood Transfusions
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“I’m Doing Better”: A Patient-Centered Medical Home Success Story
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Marks 10 Years of Health Care Transformation with Patient-Centered Medical Home Designation Program
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Oncology Collaborative Adds Ovarian Cancer as Special Focus
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Michigan Trauma Centers Delivering Improved Patient Outcomes as Result of Blue Cross Program
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Keeps Individual Marketplace Rate Adjustments Low for 2019 Enrollment
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Puts Forward Very Small Rate Increases for ACA Marketplace Health Plan Rates for 2019 Open Enrollment
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Managing Health Care Costs with Value Partnerships
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Innovations must be customer-centered and value-based to improve health of members and communities
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Medicaid Expansion Allows More Angioplasty, Coronary Bypasses
What to know about HMOs

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Recognizes 25 Hospitals Statewide for High-Quality, Affordable Bariatric Surgery

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Recognizes 47 Hospitals Statewide for High-Quality, Safer Maternity Care
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Holding the Line on Health Care Costs
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Detroit Medical Center Collaborate on a Reimbursement Agreement Based on Patient Outcomes
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Detroit News Op-Ed: Health Care Consumers Need Certainty
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Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Another Year of Growth in Michigan
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More Physicians in More Counties Earn Patient-Centered Medical Home Designation from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
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Addressing Health Care Overuse and Waste
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CEO Dan Loepp: Connected Technology Can Improve Health Care, Too
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CEO Dan Loepp: BCBSM Principles for Health Reform Focus on Access and Security for People
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Collaboration Creates Guidelines to Avoid Unnecessary Testing on Prostate Cancer Patients

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Study Shows Blue Cross Patient-Centered Medical Home Model Reduces Hospital and Emergency Center Use
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CDC Study Highlights Health Issues in Rural Areas
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Coordinated Care: How Blue Cross® Physician Choice PPO Keeps You Healthy
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Hawaii Blue Cross Plan Looks to Michigan’s Value Partnerships
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Curing Health Care with a Dose of Big Data and Common Sense
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Blue Cross(R) Physician Choice PPO Combines Quality with Efficiency to Yield Savings for Customers
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Blue Cross Talks Giving Back on The Healthier Michigan Radio Show
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New Partnership Aims to Cut Opioid Addiction in Michigan
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Improving Surgical Skill Through Peer-to-Peer Coaching
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A Team Effort for Team-Based Health Care: Advocacy Helps Blue Cross Medical Home Model Earn National Medicare Recognition

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CMS Approves Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Medical Home Model for the Medicare Quality Payment Program
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This Model of Health Care has Changed Michigan for the Better

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Designates Record Number of Physician Practices as Patient-Centered Medical Homes

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Announces Nationwide, Patient-Focused Health Care Offering for Michigan Employers
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Enhanced Recovery Program: Making the Surgery Experience Better From Beginning to End
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Beyond the Card: Pushing for Answers

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Launches Michigan’s First Value-Based Health Plan
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Three Improvements Happening on the Michigan Health Scene
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Beyond the Card: A Patient’s Voice

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan continues to keep rate increases in check for small business
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Is Your Doctor Part of a PCMH? 4 Reasons You Should Find Out
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A New Partner in Mental Health Treatment: Your Primary Care Doctor

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan recognizes 17 hospitals for high quality and cost-efficiency in cardiac care

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan recognizes 63 hospitals statewide for delivering high-quality, affordable maternity care
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Report: Michigan Experiences Higher-Quality Care Thanks to Value Partnerships
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The Future of Value Partnerships
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Value Partnerships - Lessons Learned
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What Makes Value Partnerships Unique?
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Working Together to Improve Health Care Outcomes for Michiganders
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Best in the Midwest: Keeping Health Care Costs Low for Michigan Residents
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Organized Systems of Care: Health Care That Works for Patients
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Model Michigan: Why Our State Sets the Standard for Health Care
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The Future of Healthcare Could Tailor Treatments to Patients’ DNA
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