What is EMU doing to control the rising cost of healthcare?
Blue Cross Blue Shield is the lowest cost provider of healthcare coverage in Michigan, and its lowest cost plan is a PPO. Over the past five years, 94% of all EMU employees covered by health care insurance have moved to a BCBS PPO plan. 102 faculty members continue to be covered by a Blue Cross Blue Shield Traditional plan and an additional 19 faculty members are covered under the Care Choice HMO. The move from the traditional BCBS plan and HMO plans to the Community Blue PPO has proven to be beneficial to the University in terms of minimizing and avoiding rising health care costs. Based on BCBSM data, the Community Blue plan processes claims an average of 6% less than their traditional plan.
