Extensive provider network
A strong statewide provider network
A managed care program cannot succeed without a comprehensive provider network. Our network gives members a choice of conveniently located doctors who provide cost-effective services.
More than 4,000 primary care physicians — family doctors, internists and pediatricians — 118 hospitals and 10,000 specialists participate in the BCN HMO, deductible, Blue Elect, Healthy Blue Living and BCN 65 network. We strive to make sure our network consists of qualified, capable providers.
BCN Advantage has a network with 70 hospitals and more than 2,500 PCPs and 5,400 specialists in its 28-county service area.
Choose a primary care physician to manage your care
One way to hold down costs is for members select a PCP who coordinates most medical care from routine physicals to hospitalization. This ensures members the opportunity to receive the best possible care while avoiding unnecessary services. If a member needs to see a specialist, the PCP will provide a referral. Coordinated treatment by a PCP is the key to effective and efficient health care.
- Members may select a PCP at MiBCN.com, by calling our Customer Service department or by completing the enrollment form. Each family member may choose a different PCP from within the BCN network.
- Female BCN members can see network gynecologists or obstetricians for Pap smears, annual visits and obstetrical care without a referral as part of the Women's Choice program.
- Benefits the member obtains on his or her own are not likely to be covered unless the member is covered by the Blue Elect Self-Referral Option plan.
User-friendly referrals help members and physicians
We've eliminated the paperwork and made referrals easier in the Mid and West Michigan regions. These members don't have to wait for a letter from BCN before seeing a specialist, and PCPs no longer have to submit routine referrals. We continue to monitor care and cost by tracking electronic referrals and other reports that tell us what kind of care the member needs and where it will be provided.
page modified 04/23/2008