Effective July 1, transgender benefits expand for University of Michigan members

Starting July 1, 2019, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network will begin covering additional transgender services for University of Michigan employees with Blue Cross PPO (commercial) or BCN HMO^SM (commercial) coverage through U-M Premier Care. The additional services, known as facial feminization procedures, include:

• Facial hair removal
• Facial feminization surgery
• Chondrolaryngoplasty (Adam's apple reduction)

An expanded list of included/excluded procedures can be found here. Currently, Michigan Medicine is the only provider in our network that performs most of these services. Prior authorization is required, and members must meet specific criteria to establish medical necessity for services to be covered. These services must be performed by in-network providers.

Posted: April 2019
Lines of business: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network