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 mutual insurance company, 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.
In 1998, BCBSM merged several HMOs it owned into the Blue Care Network HMO.[2]
In 2006, BCBSM acquired M-Caid (M-Care), the HMO insurance operations of the University of Michigan Health System, renaming this product to Blue Care Network (BCN).[3]
In 2013, BCBSM's Medicaid operations became Blue Cross Complete of Michigan, a joint venture with AmeriHealth Caritas.[4]