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Michigan Medicine<\/a> and Detroit-based insurance provider Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan<\/a> released a joint statement<\/a> Wednesday morning announcing they have reached a tentative contract agreement. While negotiations to finalize the contract are on-going, both parties have agreed to continue in-network<\/a> coverage for Michigan Medicine\u2019s academic medical center and other specialized<\/a> facilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n Michigan Medicine told<\/a> BCBSM administrators March 2 that it would cease negotiations for maintaining in-network<\/a> care if a contract agreement was not reached by the current contract\u2019s June 30 expiration date. Prior to Wednesday\u2019s announcement, BCBSM advised<\/a> over 250,000<\/a> Michigan Medicine<\/a> patients to seek care from an alternate provider as negotiations with hospital staff stalled<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the press release for the tentative agreement, Michigan Medicine CEO David Miller wrote he is grateful to allow BCBSM patients to continue receiving care at the state\u2019s top-rated<\/a> hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOn behalf of our physicians, nurses and all of our team members, we are grateful to have reached an agreement that ensures continued access for our patients and for Blue Cross members across the state to the world-class care available at Michigan Medicine,\u201d Miller wrote.<\/p>\n