Rick Notter
Rick Notter is vice president, Individual Business Unit, at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. He joined Blue Cross in 2011 and has over 20 years of experience in the individual insurance business. A graduate of the University of Southern Indiana, Rick began his professional career as a television anchor and reporter in Indiana. He left his TV career and founded a sports newspaper covering Indiana University basketball and football, building it to a circulation of over 20,000 with subscribers in all 50 states and 21 foreign countries. After he sold the publication, Rick began his career in the insurance industry. Rick is the author of two books, the Hoosier Handbook and Sound Advice: Music’s Effect on Life, Health and Happiness. Rick has received awards from The Associated Press, the Society of Professional Journalists, The Midwest chapter of the Radio and Television News Directors Association, The Indiana Psychological Association, The Indiana Dietic Association, Writer’s Digest, and The Next Generation Indie Book Awards. He is also a 3-time winner of the Evansville Freedom Festival Chili Cookoff. Rick currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Detroit Public Television and is a past board member of the Indiana Association of Health Underwriters, the College Sports Publishers Association, and the Monroe County (Indiana) YMCA. Rick has four children (two of whom live in Michigan) and three grandchildren. When not working, Rick enjoys spending time with his children, traveling, or playing golf.
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2026 Open Enrollment Checklist
- For most people open enrollment begins in November, and there are four health insurance plan categories: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Catastrophic plans.
- The most common types of plans include HMOs, PPOs, EPOs, HDHPs and POS plans.
- Enhanced premium tax credits – which lowered how much people had to pay for ACA Marketplace plans – are set to expire at the end of 2025.
- Shopping around, looking into qualifications for other programs or expansions and taking advantage of HSAs are options to explore if enhanced premium tax credits expire.
