Three hospitals in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan have joined the Superior Health Partnership, according to a WLUC and FOX UP report.
The Michigan hospitals joining the healthcare partnership are Portage Health of Hancock, Baraga County Memorial Hospital and Dickinson County Health System. Blue Cross/Blue Shield entered the network due to the high cost of patients leaving the Upper Peninsula for medical care out of state, according to the report.
SHP is a healthcare delivery system formed in 2010 by Marquette General Hospital to enable more people to receive accessible, quality healthcare in the Upper Peninsula. Each organization plans to remain independent, and that involvement with the partnership will simply strengthen providers’ ability to treat patients.
Read the WLUC and FOX UP report on Michigan’s Superior Health Partnership.
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