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The Science Behind ‘Hangxiety' – The Effect of Alcohol on the Nervous System

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Fighting Food Insecurity: Michigan Food Pantries Invited to Apply for Grants to Boost Access to Nutrient-rich Fresh Food
Affordability
What Happens if You Go Out of Network for Care?
Health and Wellness
What to Eat After Wisdom Teeth Removal
Health and Wellness
Are There Any Benefits of Castor Oil?
Prevention
Let’s Talk About Testicular Cancer – The Most Common Cancer in Males Under 45
Affordability
WSJ Recap: Why Americans Spend More on Health Care Than the Rest of the World
Coverage
What Blue Cross is Doing to Improve Our Prior Authorization Process, Reduce Requirements and Increase Transparency
Health and Wellness
Understanding the Levels of Autism
Podcast
Why Scrolling First Thing in the Morning May Be Hurting Your Health
Health and Wellness
Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms
Affordability
Navigating Specialty Medication Changes: A Guide for Michigan Medicine Patients
Health and Wellness
How Much Deep Sleep Do You Need?
Whole Person Health
Why Do I Have a Sore Throat on One Side?
Health and Wellness
How Does Nasal Congestion Affect My Sleep?
Prevention
Can You Take Allergy Medication While Pregnant?
Prevention
How to Increase HDL Cholesterol
Podcast
Why the 3 P.M. Slump Happens and How to Beat It
Community
Battle Creek Food Pantry Offers Healthy Options, Community Support
Prevention
What to Do When Your Lab Results Are ‘Normal’ But Your Symptoms Persist
Health and Wellness
Functional Training for Everyday Living
Health and Wellness
When is the Best Time to Weigh Yourself? & Other Things to Know
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Health and Wellness
Colon Cancer Symptoms in Women
Prevention
Measles Outbreak Confirmed in Michigan: What to Know
Prevention
What is VLDL Cholesterol?
Community
Manna Mobile Delivery Program Meets Northern Michigan Communities Where They’re at with Fresh Food Deliveries
Podcast
Why Deep Sleep Matters — and How to Get More of It
What Are the Benefits of Integrated HSA Solutions?
Coverage
Why Should Employers Opt for Insurance Plans with an Integrated Health Savings Account Solution?
Health and Wellness
How Sleep Anxiety Affects Your Sleep
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Health and Wellness
How Nutrition Can Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Health and Wellness
How Much Caffeine is Too Much Caffeine? 
Prevention
How the Low Residue Diet Promotes Colon Health
Health and Wellness
What is the Difference Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?

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BCBSM Foundation
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Fuels Student Innovation with $57K in Health Grants
Podcast
Snacking Smarter On the Go
Affordability
How Blue Cross Helps Members Save Thousands A Month with Biosimilars
Health and Wellness
What is an Autoimmune Rash?
Coverage
Strategies to Manage Health Care Cost Trends and Lower Financial Strain for Employers
Prevention
Why You Should Avoid Getting a Colon Cleanse
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Health and Wellness
Mental Health and Movement: How Running Boosts Your Mood
Health and Wellness
What are Hidden Disabilities?
Health and Wellness
Are There Benefits to Eating Protein Before Bed?

Medically Reviewed by: Shanthi Appelö

Prevention
How to Get Rid of a Headache
Prevention
Can Exercise Help Reduce Colon Cancer Risk?
Podcast
How To Stock Your Cupboards for Better Heart Health
Health and Wellness
Energy Drink Surge Among Teens Comes with a Health Warning
Health and Wellness
When the Body Turns on Itself: Understanding Autoimmune Diseases
Affordability
Paying for Better Health: A Solution to Rising Health Care Costs
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Health and Wellness
Male Mortality: Why Men Die Earlier Than Women
Health and Wellness
Risks of Sports Betting
Prevention
What’s a Normal Blood Pressure?
Prevention
How Cold Weather Affects Arthritis
Affordability
Blue Cross Makes Prescription Drugs More Affordable for Members and Group Customers
Prevention
What to Know About At-Home Colorectal Cancer Tests

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Our News
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Informs Customers and Members of Michigan Medicine’s Decision to Lock Blue Cross Members Out Starting July 1
Affordability
What’s Behind the University of Michigan Health System Contract Dispute with Blue Cross?
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Podcast
How the Shift in Daylight Hours Affects Sleep
Affordability
Data, Technology and Innovation: Solutions for Sustainable Health Care Costs
Affordability
Investing in the Health of Our Members Supports Affordability
Coverage
The Total Cost of Care: The Full Picture of Health Care Costs and the Blue Cross Advantage
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Affordability
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Reports a $246 million Loss Driven by Higher Medical and Drug Costs
Prevention
How to Prepare for Allergy Season
Health and Wellness
How Music Can Improve Productivity
Health and Wellness
Removing Barriers to Focus on Healing: Haven Homes Detroit Provides Health Care Access to At-Risk Populations
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Affordability
Henry Ford Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Announce Partnership
Affordability
Blue Cross Programs Held Drug Cost Increases to Just 2.6% in 2025
Health and Wellness
The Many Benefits Behind Talking Out Loud to Yourself
Podcast
Do Natural Sleep Aids Really Enhance Sleep Quality?
Affordability
Crain’s: Blue Cross’ Biosimilar Medication Initiatives Save Members, Employee Groups More than $147 Million Between 2024 and 2025
Affordability
Why Is My Health Insurance So Expensive?
Health and Wellness
What Are the 4 Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
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Prevention
Top 5 Myths About Heart Disease
Coverage
How Blue Cross Has Evolved Over the Past 20 Years to Benefit Members, Customers
Affordability
Prescription Drug Prices: A Barrier to Affordable Health Insurance
Is there a Connection Between Spine Health and Thyroid Function?
Health and Wellness
Is There a Connection Between Spine Health and Thyroid Function?
Affordability
We Stand for Affordability
Affordability
Reducing Our Own Costs is Part of the Affordability Solution
Affordability
We Stand for a Well-Regulated System
Prevention
Does Caffeine Raise Blood Pressure?
Podcast
How to Maintain Balance Between Mental and Physical Health
Affordability
Community-Driven Solutions to Health Care Affordability
Affordability
We Stand for Innovation
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Pharmacy
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Biosimilar Program Saves Members, Customers Over 90% on Specialty Drugs in 2025
Coverage
What to Know About Fraudulent Covid Testing Labs
Prevention
Study: Vigorous Exercise May Be Up to Six Times More Beneficial Than Moderate Exercise
Health and Wellness
Why You Should Stop Checking Your Phone First Thing in the Morning
Health and Wellness
Dispose of Unused Medications on Upcoming Drug Take Back Day
Virtual Well-Being
Learn to Make a Conscious Choice to Respond, Not React
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Our News
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Positions AF Group for Future Success with Sale to Enstar Group, Backed by Sixth Street
Affordability
Michigan Big Show: Why Helping Uninsured People Makes Health Care More Affordable for Everyone
Health and Wellness
How Does AI Affect Your Brain?
Prevention
Is Sepsis Contagious?
Affordability
We Stand Behind Our Members and Customers
Prevention
Smart Tech and Safe Aging: Tips to Help Your Loved Ones Live Alone Safely and for Longer
Prevention
I’m Too Young for This: Heart Disease Risk Increasing in People Under 40
Affordability
We Stand for Partnering
Prevention
How Cold Weather Affects the Heart
Prevention
Can Bacteria in Your Reusable Water Bottle Make You Sick?
Prevention
Measles Cases on the Rise Underscore Importance of Getting the Measles Vaccine
Prevention
How Common is Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Adults?
Affordability
How Surging Health Care Use Affects Your Insurance
Community
A Game That Means More Than the Final Score: Shocks and Saves Hockey Game Raises Money for CPR Training, AED Placements in Saginaw Area
Affordability
The Old Way of Paying for Health Care Needs to Change
Affordability
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is Ready to Help You With Your Whole Health
Affordability
Primary Care and Value-Based Care: How We’re Reducing Health Care Costs
Podcast
Are Power Naps Really Effective for Recharging Your Energy?
Prevention
Exploring the Connections Between Cancer and Heart Disease
Prevention
What to Know About the AHA’s New High Blood Pressure Guidelines
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Coverage
Why You Benefit from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Structure as a Nonprofit Mutual Insurer
Health and Wellness
The Benefits of Sleeping in a Dark Room
Health and Wellness
Michigan Mom Born with Rare Congenital Heart Defect ‘Soaks Up Every Moment’ After Multiple Open-Heart Surgeries
Health and Wellness
How Does COPD Affect the Heart?
Affordability
How Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is Lowering Drug Prices for Members
Community
New Program Aims to Reduce ER Visits, Improve Primary Care in Grand Rapids Area
Affordability
Solutions to Rising Health Care Costs for Small Businesses
Prevention
How to Get Antibiotics Online Through Telehealth
Podcast
Are These Social Trends Harming Your Skin?
BCBSM Legacy
Statement on the Passing of Richard E. (Dick) Whitmer
Prevention
Debunking Common Myths about Cervical Health
Community
‘A Gift of Love and Care:’ Rx Kids’ Cash Transfer Program Offers Critical Financial Support to Michigan Families in the Eastern UP
Health and Wellness
Why High-Protein Breakfasts Make a Difference for Women
Health and Wellness
How Often Can You Donate Blood?
Health and Wellness
Why Am I Still Tired After 8 Hours of Sleep?
Prevention
Falls After a First Fall: What Happens Next
Podcast
How to Start and Maintain a Routine
Coverage
What Should I Do If I Missed Open Enrollment? 
Prevention
Cold vs. Sinus Infection
Prevention
What to Know About Michigan’s Recent “Super Flu” Surge
Prevention
Is Cervical Cancer Hereditary?
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Prevention
How to Avoid Bad Medication and Food Combinations
Prevention
Signs of Thyroid Cancer
Health and Wellness
Can Food Affect Your Lifespan by the Minute?
Affordability
How Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Is Leading the Shift to Affordable, Value-Based Care
Podcast
What to Look for When Reading Food Labels
Prevention
Study: Millennials Have the Highest Risk of Missing Cervical Cancer Screenings. Here's How to Address Your Fears.
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Coverage
Taking Control of Your Coverage: How to Make the Most of Your Health Insurance Plan in 2026 
Health and Wellness
Older Driver Safety: When It’s Time to Stop Driving
Prevention
Is Falling Asleep After Eating a Sign of Diabetes?
Health and Wellness
Does the “Sleepy Girl Mocktail” Work?
Health and Wellness
How Stress Affects Your Immune System
Health and Wellness
What is an Overactive Nervous System?
Prevention
A Healthy New Year: Making the Most of Preventive and Primary Care
Coverage
Blue Cross Utilizes Preferred Pharmacy to Manage Specialty Prescription Drug Costs
Prevention
Is Glaucoma Hereditary?
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Podcast
Is Your Diet Affecting Your Heart Health? 
Prevention
RSV in Adults: What to Know About Symptoms, Treatment and More
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Prevention
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Vaccine Coverage Remains Unchanged 
Prevention
When to Worry About Thyroid Nodules
Health and Wellness
The Benefits of Therapy for Men
Health and Wellness
How Women Can Manage Stress
Affordability
Economic Alliance for Michigan CEO: ‘Health Care Prices are a Hidden Tax on Investment in Business’
Prevention
Simple Lifestyle Habits to Support Cervical Health
Physical Health
When Should I See a Doctor for My Allergies? 
Physical Health
Is Donating Blood Good for You? The Surprising Benefits
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Prevention
Doctor's Appointments to Make This Year
Health and Wellness
Does Chronic Anxiety Increase Dementia Risk?
Coverage
Understanding Behavioral Health Audits
Coverage
How to Maximize the Benefits in Your Health Insurance Plan
Coverage
Strengthening Clinical Documentation for ABA Services
Health and Wellness
Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions in Perspective with These Mental Health Tips
Coverage
Choosing a Primary Care Provider Can Help You Stay Healthier
Community
How Blue Cross is Supporting Michigan’s Health Care Safety Net
Affordability
The Pharmacy Solutions Helping Blue Cross Rewrite the Prescription for Affordability
Health and Wellness
Why Do I Get So Hot When I Sleep?
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Prevention
Debunking Myths About Chronic Conditions
Coverage
What to Do if You Can’t Get in to See Your Primary Care Provider Right Away
Affordability
Spend Where It Counts: How to Fit Being Healthy Into Your Budget
Podcast
Michigan Bucket List: Winter Edition
Prevention
Managing Eczema During Winter Months
How Harmful are the Holidays to my Gut Health? 
Health and Wellness
How Harmful are the Holidays to my Gut Health? 
Health and Wellness
Focusing on the Joys of the Holiday Season
Affordability
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Partners with WellSky® and tango to Deliver High Quality Post-Acute Care Management
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Prevention
4 Health Conditions Made Worse by Cold Weather and How to Cope
Prevention
5 Ways to Stay Healthy During Holiday Travel
Health and Wellness
Managing Holiday Anxiety and Mental Health
Health and Wellness
Should I Wear Compression Socks?
Podcast
What to Know About Holiday Meal Myths
Health and Wellness
Study: Increased Screen Time Linked to Lower Test Scores Among Children
Health and Wellness
Stay Healthy With This Winter Wellness Toolkit
Health and Wellness
What to Know About Holiday Heart Syndrome
Prevention
Best Steps for Preventing Heart Disease
Prevention
What are the Benefits of a Primary Care Provider for Older Adults?
Health and Wellness
Find Help for Holiday Depression
Health and Wellness
What Doctors Want You to Know About Magnetic Toys
Prevention
Norovirus Cases Rise Across Michigan: Here’s What to Know
Health and Wellness
Tips to Keep Your Immune System Healthy this Winter
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Affordability
Blue Care Network’s Primary Care Physician Focus Network Expands Into 11 New Counties for the 2026 Plan Year
Podcast
How to Maintain Your Mental Health This Winter
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Coverage
Blue Cross’ Change to Adjustment Disorder Treatment Coverage Related to Ensuring Proper Billing for Appropriate Diagnoses
Health and Wellness
What is Tech Neck?

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#MIKidsCan
From Courtside to Pistons Star: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Detroit Pistons Open 7th Annual #MIKidsCan Pistons Kids Day Sweepstakes
Health and Wellness
What is Blue Light Therapy?
Prevention
Hidden Signs of Heart Disease
Health and Wellness
Signs of Holiday Burnout
Health and Wellness
How Cold Weather Affects the Skin
Prevention
How to Discuss Unsafe Driving with Older Adults
Prevention
Long Distance Health Care: How to Manage Your Health From Miles Away
Health and Wellness
Is Walking Pneumonia Contagious?
Health and Wellness
High Intensity Drinking Increases During the Holidays. Gift Yourself Good Health this Year by Reducing Your Alcohol Intake
Podcast
How to Be Mindful During the Holidays
Community
Cheboygan’s Northern Care Center Grows, Provides Health Care for Community

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BCBSM Foundation
New Grant Program Awards $632,590 in Grants to Enhance Health Care for Upper Peninsula Seniors
Health and Wellness
How Stress Affects Your Appetite
Health and Wellness
Coping with Happiness Guilt Around the Holidays
Health and Wellness
The Importance of Intergenerational Relationships
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Coverage
Health Insurance Explained: Individual vs. Family Plans
Prevention
Why Viruses Love the Cold
Prevention
Do I Need Sunscreen in Winter?
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Podcast
Why Self-Reflection is Key to Personal Growth 
How to Recover from a Cigarette Smoking Relapse
Health and Wellness
How to Recover from a Cigarette Smoking Relapse 
Prevention
Bladder Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore
Blue Cross Careers
Blue Cross Among ‘Best and Brightest Companies to Work For'
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Affordability
How to Find Urgent Health Care During the Holidays
Prevention
Common Medications Associated with Higher Risk of Dementia
Community
Hospice of Michigan Supports Families of Terminally Ill Children with Personalized Bereavement Care and Legacy-Building Services
Health and Wellness
What to Know About Lesser-Known Forms of Diabetes
Health and Wellness
How Harmful is Hookah to Your Health?

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Our News
Grant Applications Open for Safety Net Organizations to Improve Disability Health Care Access and Quality
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Podcast
How to Deal With What Drives Our Emotional Eating
Prevention
Low Fiber Diet for Colonoscopy Prep
Prevention
Early Signs of Lung Cancer
Health and Wellness
How to Test for Insulin Resistance
Affordability
How to Estimate Health Care Costs Before You Get Care
Health and Wellness
How Winter Affects the Body
Prevention
How Hydration Plays a Role in Getting Over Sickness
Health and Wellness
‘I’m in Awe at This Level of Caring:’ Access to In-Home Care Speeds Up the Injury Recovery Process for 71-Year-Old Owosso Woman
Health and Wellness
What are Symptoms of Gestational Diabetes?
Health and Wellness
Caring for Yourself as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver
Affordability
What are Biologics and Biosimilars?
Podcast
Foods to Pair to Boost Nutrient Absorption
Health and Wellness
What You Need to Know About the Study Associating Melatonin Supplements with an Increased Risk of Heart Failure
Information Technology
Blue Cross Using AI to Help Members, Reduce Costs

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Our News
Building Healthy Communities Program Awarded to 112 Michigan Schools to Boost Student and Staff Well-being
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Coverage
2026 Open Enrollment Checklist
Health and Wellness
What is Floor Time, the Viral Mental Health Trend?

Medically Reviewed by: Dr. William Beecroft, M.D.

Health and Wellness
Why You Feel So Grumpy When You’re Sick
Affordability
Mental Health When and Where You Need It: Collaborative Care Makes A Difference
Prevention
Advances in Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Community
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital’s Preventive and Value-Based Care Efforts Help Manistique Improve Health Outcomes and Lower Costs for Manistique Residents
Prevention
Is There a Link Between Sleep Disorders and Alzheimer’s?
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