There are sections below for Michigan BCBSM PPO subscribers, fully licensed mental health treatment providers, limited licensed mental health treatment providers, graduate students in mental health training programs, and educators who teach graduate students in mental health training programs. Please scroll down to find resources that apply to you. I’ve added the memes I’m creating at the bottom of this page in case you want to use any of them on your social media accounts!
Advocacy Resources for Michigan BCBSM PPO Subscribers and Concerned Citizens
A. Cut MI Insurers’ Leverage Over Your Mental & Physical Healthcare – This is your chance to cut Michigan insurers’ leverage over your mental & physical healthcare to get the mental and physical healthcare you and those you love deserve! This is about who the State of Michigan serves — Michiganders, or a handful of rich and powerful corporate donors who feed off the backs of Michiganders. Proposal 2 targets the initiating gift (the contribution) rather than trying to prove what it bought — which is how reciprocity is best countered: you prevent the gift from being given in the first place. A yes vote on Michigan Proposal 2 cuts off a major channel of political influence that health insurers use on the lawmakers who oversee insurance regulation and parity enforcement. Watch the video to learn more at https://youtu.be/_KySCLJJM50
1. You can watch a video that explains what is occurring for Michigan BCBSM PPO subscribers, “incident-to” billing, reduced mental health treatment provider access, increased wait times for treatment, how the pipeline for new mental health treatment providers will be severely impacted, and how to advocate to stop this detrimental policy from happening at https://youtu.be/-2cs6xW85eg There is also a second video that explains the advocacy resources below in much more depth. You can watch that second video at https://youtu.be/fipsfJfKTSg
You can find your Michigan Senator at https://senate.michigan.gov
You can find your Michigan Representative at https://house.mi.gov/
You can contact the Office of Consumer Services within the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) at https://difs.state.mi.us/Complaints/FileComplaint.aspx
You can complain to BCBSM directly by mailing them at BCBSM Complaints — Mail Code CS3A / Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan / 600 E. Lafayette Blvd. / Detroit, MI 48226 You can also fax it to them at 1-877-348-2210.
Advocacy Resources for Michigan Limited Licensed Mental Health Professionals
If you are a BCBSM PPO subscriber AND you are a Michigan Limited Licensed Mental Health Professional, please do the advocacy activities for both the Michigan Limited Licensed Mental Health Professionals listed below here in yellow and the BCBSM PPO subscribers listed above.
1. If you are a Michigan Limited Licensed Mental Health Professional, you can watch a video on how you can specifically advocate to stop this detrimental policy from happening at https://youtu.be/Z8I2TNwpIts This video also explains the advocacy resources below in depth.
You can find your Michigan Senator at https://senate.michigan.gov
You can find your Michigan Representative at https://house.mi.gov/
You can find who is on the Michigan House Health Policy Committee at https://www.house.mi.gov/Committee/HHEAL
You can find who is on the Michigan Senate Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection Committee at https://www.senate.michigan.gov/information/committees/all-committees/2025-2026/finance-insurance-and-consumer-protection/
You can find the contact information for the Governor of Michigan at https://somgovweb.state.mi.us/ContactGovernor
Advocacy Resources for Michigan Fully Licensed Mental Health Professionals and/or Private Practice Owners
If you are a BCBSM PPO subscriber AND you are a Michigan Fully Licensed Mental Health Professional and/or Private Practice Owner, please do the advocacy activities for both the Michigan Fully Licensed Mental Health Professionals and/or Private Practice Owners listed below here in lavender and the BCBSM PPO subscribers listed at the top of the page.
1. If you are a Michigan Fully Licensed Mental Health Professional and/or Private Practice Owner, you can watch a video on how you can specifically advocate to stop this detrimental policy from happening at https://youtu.be/eIKw595PGw8 This video also explains the advocacy resources below in depth.
You can find your Michigan Senator at https://senate.michigan.gov
You can find your Michigan Representative at https://house.mi.gov/
You can find who is on the Michigan House Health Policy Committee at https://www.house.mi.gov/Committee/HHEAL
You can find who is on the Michigan Senate Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection Committee at https://www.senate.michigan.gov/information/committees/all-committees/2025-2026/finance-insurance-and-consumer-protection/
You can find the contact information for the Governor of Michigan at https://somgovweb.state.mi.us/ContactGovernor
Advocacy Resources for Michigan Graduate Mental Health Program Students
If you are a BCBSM PPO subscriber AND you are a Michigan Graduate Mental Health Program Student, please do the advocacy activities for both the Michigan Graduate Mental Health Students listed below here in yellow and the BCBSM PPO subscribers listed above.
1. If you are a Michigan Graduate Mental Health Program Student, you can watch a video on how you can specifically advocate to stop this detrimental policy from happening at https://youtu.be/sggqTSAksIs This video also explains the advocacy resources below in depth.
You can find your Michigan Senator at https://senate.michigan.gov
You can find your Michigan Representative at https://house.mi.gov/
You can find who is on the Michigan House Health Policy Committee at https://www.house.mi.gov/Committee/HHEAL
You can find who is on the Michigan Senate Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection Committee at https://www.senate.michigan.gov/information/committees/all-committees/2025-2026/finance-insurance-and-consumer-protection/
You can find the contact information for the Governor of Michigan at https://somgovweb.state.mi.us/ContactGovernor
Advocacy Resources for Michigan Graduate Mental Health Program Faculty
If you are a BCBSM PPO subscriber AND a faculty member teaching Michigan Graduate Mental Health Program Students, please complete the advocacy activities for both the Michigan Graduate Mental Health Program Faculty members listed below in lavender and the BCBSM PPO subscribers listed at the beginning of this page.
1. If you are a faculty member teaching Michigan Graduate Mental Health Program Students, you can watch a video on how you can specifically advocate to stop this detrimental policy from happening at https://youtu.be/P58eimfQG9M. This video also explains the advocacy resources below in depth.
You can find your Michigan Senator at https://senate.michigan.gov
You can find your Michigan Representative at https://house.mi.gov/
You can find who is on the Michigan House Health Policy Committee at https://www.house.mi.gov/Committee/HHEAL
You can find who is on the Michigan Senate Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection Committee at https://www.senate.michigan.gov/information/committees/all-committees/2025-2026/finance-insurance-and-consumer-protection/
You can find the contact information for the Governor of Michigan at https://somgovweb.state.mi.us/ContactGovernor
