Largest Network in Michigan

We pave the way for comprehensive access

Our network is the largest in the state. More than 37,500 doctors and 158 hospitals work with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network.

Our PPO network:
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan members have access to all of the hospitals and more than 95 percent of the doctors in Michigan.

Our HMO network:
Blue Care Network members have access to more than 6,500 primary care providers, including family doctors, internists and pediatricians. Members also have access to more than 31,000 specialists and most of the state’s leading hospitals.

PPO and HMO members can use our Find a Doctor tool to easily locate:

  • A doctor, hospital or health care professional
  • A dentist
  • A vision care professional

Members with a pharmacy plan have access to an extensive pharmacy network. Members can use a walk-in pharmacy or conveniently mail order medications.

Our numbers speak volumes

PPO

Includes every Michigan hospital

HMO

Over 31,000 specialists

WORLDWIDE

Coverage in more than 130 countries

Worldwide coverage

Our members may have health insurance in Michigan, but when they leave the state, their benefits travel with them. A Blue Cross member ID card provides access to more than 80 percent of the doctors and 90 percent of the hospitals in the United States. 

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Core program gives access to a network of over 900 hospitals in more than 130 countries for members living or traveling abroad. 

Members can visit the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association website to find health care professionals outside Michigan.

High-quality care

The Blue Distinction® Specialty Care Program is a Blue Cross Blue Shield Association program that recognizes hospitals and other health care providers that meet strict quality and efficiency standards.

Blue Distinction Centers are available for:

  • Bariatric surgery 
  • Cancer care
  • Cardiac care 
  • Cellular immunotherapy
  • Fertility care
  • Gene therapy
  • Knee and hip replacement
  • Maternity care
  • Spine surgery
  • Substance use treatment and recovery
  • Transplants

The program has two designations for hospitals and other health care providers:

  • Blue Distinction Centers are hospitals and other health care providers that meet the program's quality standards for specialty care. 
  • Blue Distinction Centers+ are hospitals and other health care providers that meet the program's quality and efficiency standards for specialty care.

Members can use the Blue Distinction Center Finder to look for a nearby center.

Designation as a Blue Distinction Center means the facility's overall experience and aggregate data met objective criteria established in collaboration with expert clinicians' and leading professional organizations' recommendations. To find out which services are covered under your policy at any facilities, please call the customer service number on the back of your Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan or Blue Care Network identification card; and call your provider before making an appointment, to verify the most current information on their network participation status. Neither the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association nor any of its licensees, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network, are responsible for any damages, losses or noncovered charges that may result from using this website or receiving care from a provider listed on this website.