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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Blue Cross has updated our 2025 Mental Health Awareness toolkit for our partners to use in their messaging and communications initiatives this month.

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Use of our expensive health care system is surging, and this putting immense pressure on health insurance affordability.

How Surging Health Care Use Affects Your Insurance Our population is aging and increasingly unwell with high rates of chronic conditions and unhealthy lifestyles, leading to more need for medical interventions.

Did you know pharmaceutical companies set prices without justification or limits? With no guardrails to prevent excessive costs, this can create higher out-of-pocket costs or changes in drug coverage.

Prescription Drug Prices Are Driving Up Health Insurance Costs—Here’s What We Can Do Prescription drug prices in the U. S. are skyrocketing—and they’re placing immense pressure on the entire health insurance system.

Health insurance is regulated. Hospitals are regulated. The prescription drug industry is unregulated and unaccountable for the prices they charge, and they are driving costs to unsustainable levels.

Why Is My Health Insurance So Expensive? Insurance costs are the end of the equation. Health insurance costs are driven by several factors: the health of members, outpatient care, inpatient care at hospitals, drug prices and administrative costs. We must find a collaborative solution.

Studies show many Americans are hesitant to seek treatment for health problems due to cost. When individuals fail to proactively seek the care they need, it becomes more likely that they will require more expensive care down the line.

The Value of Employer Contributions to Employee HSAs Now is the time for employers to think about employee HSA contributions during open enrollment, as the IRS has released the 2024 HSA contribution limits.

As a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan member, our mobile app gives you access to your health plan wherever life takes you. With the Blue Cross mobile app, members with iPhones or Android smart phones can easily manage their health care.

There’s an App for That! The Blue Cross mobile app makes it easy to find a doctor in your network, view recent claims before you pay a bill and access your digital ID card when your physical copy is lost. These are just a few of the benefits for members who download the app.

More than 61 million American adults have a disability, many of which are hidden. A hidden disability is a physical, mental, or neurological condition that may not be visible, but can impact a person’s movements, senses or activities.

What are Hidden Disabilities? A hidden disability is a physical, mental or neurological condition that is not immediately apparent from the outside, yet can limit or challenge a person’s movements, senses or activities.

Are you or someone you know turning 65? Every day, around 10,000 adults reach this milestone. Learn how to navigate coverage options and find the Medicare plan that best meets your needs.

What to Look for in a Medicare Advantage Plan There are many Medicare coverage options individuals should understand before picking the right plan for them. Learning about benefits such as fixed costs, cost caps and the different enrollment periods is important, too.

The United States government has made COVID-19 rapid antigen diagnostic tests available for order, just ahead of flu season. Stay safe and protected with these at-home, over-the-counter tests.

Free COVID-19 Tests Now Available for Free Home Delivery Every household in the United States is eligible to order four free COVID-19 rapid tests as the country sees a spike in cases in September. Here's what you need to know.

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Conversations about mental health are crucial, yet knowing how to start can be challenging. We are here to help you break the stigma and initiate these empowering discussions.

Mental Health Conversation Starters: Here’s How I Open Up Mental health, anxiety and depression are topics many people shy away from because they can be uncomfortable to talk about. Breaking the stigma around mental health is extremely important because someone’s mental health is just as important as their physical health.

Happy Fourth of July to all of our Clients, Friends and Families!

Happy Fourth of July - Video Celebrate the Fourth of July with this short video.