Michigan mental health care workers concerned BCBSM billing change could cut access to counselors

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is making a billing change and mental health care workers in the area say it could leave patients without their counselors. Additionally, mental health care workers say it could upend private practices’ way of making money. The insurance company says they’re making the change to align with network policy and will make sure members receive the best care available.  The changes are related to a policy called “incident-to” billing. Experts say it’s mostly used by private practices across the state.  Many of those providers opened their laptops on Monday to find an email that it would all be changing.