Members enrolled in our health plans will be able to receive their care close to home

DETROIT, Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Meridian Health Plan of Michigan, Inc. (Meridian), a leading managed care organization in Michigan, is pleased to announce its new partnership with McLaren Health Care, one of the region's most respected healthcare systems. This collaboration will expand access to high-quality medical services for over 500,000 Meridian members in our plans across the state.

Effective Aug. 15, Meridian members enrolled in our Medicaid, Medicare, Dual, and Marketplace plans will have full in-network access to McLaren facilities, which includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, and an extensive network of primary and specialty care providers. This is the first time in Meridian's history that we have partnered with McLaren to expand our network, and it's a meaningful step forward in our mission to deliver accessible, high-quality medical care to our members.

"This partnership reflects our commitment to ensuring that our members receive the best care, close to home," said Patty Graham, Plan President and CEO of Meridian. "By aligning with McLaren, we're strengthening our network and bringing greater choice, convenience, and quality to the communities we serve."

"One of our mandates as a health care provider is to develop access to our care and services for everyone in the communities we serve," said Chad Grant, McLaren Health Care Chief Operating Officer. "Entering into this agreement advances our goal of ensuring more families and individuals are able to receive their care close to home, and we are grateful to welcome them to McLaren."

Members will begin receiving detailed information about how to take advantage of the expanded provider network in the coming weeks.

Below is the full list of 35 counties where McLaren will be serving Meridian members:  

• Arenac
• Bay
• Clare
• Crawford
• Eaton
• Genesee
• Gladwin
• Gratiot
• Huron
• Ingham
• Ionia
• Iosco
• Isabella
• Jackson
• Kalkaska
• Lapeer
• Livingston
• Macomb
• Mecosta
• Midland
• Missaukee
• Montcalm
• Oakland
• Ogemaw
• Osceola
• Oscoda
• Otsego
• Roscommon
• Saginaw
• Sanilac
• Shiawassee
• St. Clair
• Tuscola
• Wayne
• Wexford

About Meridian Health Plan of Michigan, Inc.
Meridian provides government-sponsored managed care services to families, children, seniors and individuals with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid (Meridian), Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (WellCare), Medicare-Medicaid Plans (MeridianComplete) and the Health Insurance Marketplace (Ambetter from Meridian). Meridian is a Centene Corporation company. For more information, visit www.mimeridian.com.

About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan's largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 28,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Learn more at mclaren.org.

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SOURCE Meridian of Michigan