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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Corewell Health Partner to Improve Health Care Quality, Affordability for Michigan Patients
Meghan O'Brien
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DETROIT, October 2, 2025—Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Corewell Health today announced a partnership that strives to improve the quality and affordability of patient care through multiple health outcomes-based initiatives. Earlier this year, Blue Cross and Corewell Health announced a new agreement that will keep Corewell Health facilities in the Blue Cross network through 2030, which included a value-based component to enhance the patient care experience.
Together the organizations are putting a focus on improving several targeted areas of patient care, including post-operative sepsis rate, in-hospital fall and hip-fracture rate, post-operative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate, and post-operative respiratory rate. A Joint Quality Committee has been established with representatives from both Blue Cross and Corewell Health to mutually develop quality and cost measures, advance care and track progress, which will impact outcome-based payment for the health system.
“When we reached our new landmark agreement with Corewell Health, we came together to pave a path that would address improving patient care and manage rising health care costs in new ways,” said Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan President and Chief Executive Officer Tricia A. Keith. “The patients we mutually serve deserve the highest standards in patient care that they have grown to expect from both Blue Cross and Corewell Health, and these initiatives will help deliver those results.”
Corewell Health President & CEO Tina Freese Decker added, “Providing high quality care is our number one priority. By partnering with Blue Cross on innovative clinical initiatives, we can further improve health outcomes in an affordable manner for the patients and members we serve. We look forward to achieving greater value and making health better for our communities together.”
About Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, a nonprofit mutual insurance company, is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. BCBSM provides health benefits to more than 4.7 million members residing in Michigan in addition to employees of Michigan-headquartered companies residing outside the state. The company has been committed to delivering affordable health care products through a broad variety of plans for businesses, individuals and seniors for over 80 years. Beyond health care coverage, BCBSM supports impactful community initiatives and provides leadership in improving health care. For more information, visit bcbsm.com and MiBlueDaily.com.
