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March 2022

Watch for special edition newsletter about our move to Availity

Online provider toolsYou’ll soon receive an email with a special edition newsletter focused on the transition to our new provider portal, Availity Essentials. It will include important details about the new portal, along with information on registration and training.

Availity® portal now called Availity Essentials

You may have started seeing the word “Essentials” associated with Availity. Don’t worry: Availity still operates the multi-payer provider portal we’ve been telling you about over the past year. The new name, Availity Essentials, is meant to recognize the importance of the tools within Availity to health care providers.   

As you begin using the new provider portal in the coming weeks, we believe you’ll enjoy the simple, fresh look and updated search features that Availity Essentials offers, along with continued access to many of the applications you’re used to using for your Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network patients.

Questions?

If you have questions about the move to Availity Essentials, check our Frequently Asked Questions document first. If your question isn’t answered there, submit it to ProviderPortalQuestions@bcbsm.com so we can consider adding it to the FAQ document.

Previous articles about Availity

We’re providing a series of articles focusing on our move to Availity for our provider portal. Here are the articles we’ve already published in case you missed them:

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