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Advanced practice providers now eligible for Health e-Blue
BCBS Michigan·MI·Provider News
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
We identified it
Jun 16, 2026
Summary
Starting April 1, 2026, nurse practitioners and physician assistants are now eligible for Health e-Blue tool access for BCBS Michigan commercial and Medicare Plus Blue plans. Availity administrators must submit new access applications following specific steps, and any previously denied APP requests must be withdrawn before resubmitting.
Action Required
By April 1, 2026: Availity Essentials administrators must complete tasks 1-3 in the 'Availity Essentials administrators: Set up and maintain Health e-Blue tools' document to submit applications for APP access to Health e-Blue. If any previous APP requests were denied, administrators must first withdraw those requests before submitting new ones. Contact HEBApplications@bcbsm.com or call 1-800-AVAILITY (282-4548) for issues during submission.