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HAP continues statewide expansion of health care provider network

DETROIT—Health Alliance Plan, the Michigan-based nonprofit health plan, announced the addition of 25 health care facilities and nearly 900 health care providers to its provider network. The new additions represent …

Cyber Security / Health Insurance

Priority Health acknowledges cyber-break-in

GRAND RAPIDS—Officials of the Grand Rapids health insurer Priority Health Monday announced the discovery of a cyber security incident on Dec. 16, 2021, involving its member rewards program, in which …

Health Insurance / Telemedicine

Priority Health cuts cost for virtual-first health plans

GRAND RAPIDS—Priority Health, Michigan’s second largest health plan, has cut the copay for virtual doctor’s visits to $10 from $30 for new individual coverage plans beginning Jan. 1. Officials at …

Health Care / Health Insurance

HAP, MSU partnering to improve senior health

DETROIT—Health Alliance Plan and MSU Health Care have announced a new effort to educate MSU alumni and other Medicare-eligible individuals about HMO and PPO insurance products this fall as an …

Coronavirus / Health Insurance

Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Blue Care Network to cover COVID booster shots

DETROIT—Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network will pay for administration of the third “booster” dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine being recommended by the Biden Administration …

Health Insurance

New Michigan HealthCare.gov signups show strong increase in May

LANSING—With fewer than two months remaining before the end of the current special enrollment period, nearly 29,000 Michiganders have signed up for health coverage on HealthCare.gov, an almost 33% increase …

Health Care / Health Insurance

Priority Health, Altruista build electronic improvement for healthcare preauthorization

GRAND RAPIDS—Priority Health, the second largest health insurer in Michigan, has gone live with the GuidingCare Authorization Portal from Reston, Va.-based Altruista Health. The aim is to save Michigan healthcare …

Coronavirus / Health Insurance

Most Michigan insurers continue free COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, treatment

LANSING—Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and officials of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) announced that the state has secured agreements from many of the state’s health insurers to …

Coronavirus / Health Insurance

HAP extends free COVID-19 care through Sept. 30

DETROIT—Officials at Health Alliance Plan (HAP), a nonprofit health plan, announced that HAP would extend its member cost-sharing waivers for testing, treatment and telehealth services related to COVID-19 through Sept. …

Coronavirus / Health Insurance

Priority Health extends zero-deductible policy for COVID-19 treatment

GRAND RAPIDS—Officials at Priority Health announced that the health insurer will continue to waive all copays, deductibles and coinsurance for medically necessary treatment of COVID-19 through Sept. 30, 2021. This …

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