Iggy

Michigan Medicine is choosing to remove its southeast Michigan facilities and physicians from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and BCN networks on July 1, 2026. We have very unfortunate news. Michigan Medicine, who you may know as the University of Michigan hospital system or health system, has notified us that their southeast Michigan facilities and physicians will no longer accept your Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan or Blue Care Network health insurance effective July 1, 2026. Medicare Advantage members are not impacted. We know this news may be very upsetting to Blue Cross members who have trusted and longstanding ties to Michigan Medicine, or who are receiving care within the health system. We want you to understand what is happening and assure you that we are ready to help you. What’s Happening? We have been negotiating new payment terms with Michigan Medicine for many months, which will dictate how much people and employers with Blue Cross insurance will pay for services there. After several rounds of negotiations, Michigan Medicine is demanding a 44 percent increase in payment over the term of a new contract. We oppose this because of the destabilizing impact it will have on the affordability of health care and health insurance for families and employers.

We Are Committed to Affordability Blue Cross wants our members to have access to the excellent care that the talented doctors, nurses and staff of the Michigan Medicine system provide. Our latest proposal to Michigan Medicine pays more – not less – for services. Blue Cross continues to work diligently in our negotiations to maintain affordable health insurance for our members and access to care at your medical facilities and physicians of choice. Our payment proposals to Michigan Medicine are fair and reasonable, providing increases that account for the incremental costs every business is experiencing, while providing additional payments focused on quality outcomes for patients. We remain hopeful that we will successfully negotiate a new payment contract before July 1, 2026. In the meantime, we are ready to help you find alternative care providers and plan for your care. Please read the information below. Michigan Medicine facilities that are affected Michigan Medicine University Hospital C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Frankel Cardiovascular Center W.K. Kellogg Eye Center Livonia Center for Specialty Center West Ann Arbor Health Center Rogel Cancer Center U of M Transplant Center Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital Northville Health Center

Livonia Health Center Canton Health Center Ypsilanti Health Center Detroit Riverview Center Briarwood Medical Group Chelsea Health Center If you receive care at any of the above facilities or from a Michigan Medicine physician after June 30, you may incur out-of-network charges. We recommend you seek care from an in-network provider. In-network providers can be found on our website, www.bcbsm.com. While we continue to seek a resolution with Michigan Medicine, please visit bcbsm.com/updates for the latest information. Alternate in-network hospitals Find Care link for in-network provider directory Frequently asked questions Continuity of care information Surprise Billing information For information on how hospital prices and other factors affect your health insurance costs, please visit MIBlueDaily.com/Affordability. If you have further questions about payments for services under your coverage, please call the number on the back of your Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan or Blue Care Network card.

Thanks to blue cross blue shield of Michigan and Michigan Medicine having a spat, everyone is simply being told by BCBS Michigan to 'find an in-network provider' because THAT'S how healthcare works in the US!
*Special thanks to failure of federal government to squeeze these parties too!

So stupid.

It's like that time beavis and butthead sold chocolate except they trade up and back 'services in kind' instead of the same dollar.

If we value openAI based on actual money committed today, wouldn't that mean the valuation (let's say all the money and circular financing is 'real') is between 250-500 billion?
This is of course while being completely unprofitable and will almost certainly always be unprofitable.

Softbank took equity for $30 billion and that supposedly is also over 12 months. $10 billion supposedly now.
MSFT - this weird statement that sounds like a prenup after a divorce. No new money - IP rights and azure purchase contract stuff.

He just got done doing his scam show on CNBC.

So we got what?
AMZN $15 billion upfront -- rest requiring 'agi' impossible garbage or IPO and training chips on a 2GW commitment?
NVDA think $0 paid. Looks like a chip agreement to circularly finance for vera rubin.

Hey I just wanted to thank everyone again that's helped raised awareness for kidney donation for myself and @thatmothtink.bsky.social . An especially extra THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who looks into donating! I don't have new news on Tink, hopefully good news soon. Fingers crossed!

It doesn't appear to be an accident that AWS, that other site, and youtube have all had major outages recently.

It's just really bad hockey. Every single one of these OTs past couple days were a slopfest.

Yeah that one! The one that is selling the deck chairs on a sinking ship to convince debt holders it's not time to rush for the exits.

YouTube video by Gamers Nexus Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel

Be careful out there, everyone should watch what Discord is doing (and others). Especially watch the end if you skip through.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxs...

Congrats to you both!

Congrats to you both!

That was maybe the worst 'agony of defeat' moments I've seen at the Olympics or in sport ever.

Thank you very much to @ohyoumlw.art @quackquackhonk.bsky.social for helping coordinate this!
And thank you to everyone who is considering donating (linktr.ee/kidneyfortink has all the information) and helping pass the information around!

QQH is right in front when you walk in and is booth 31

Hey! If you're headed to #motorcityfurcon @motorcityfurrycon.org this weekend and would like to help @thatmothtink.bsky.social find a kidney by passing around some cards with their donor information on it, @quackquackhonk.bsky.social will have those cards at Booth 31 in dealers, right by the door.

WHAT, HOPE SO! Please keep inquiring about donating if you're interested! (They'll pause or not move forward people if this is the one!)
If it's paired donation, it may go faster if a couple candidates get cleared. (so a match is found faster)
Keep us posted!

See you all next year!

Thanks to @ohyoumlw.art @quackquackhonk.bsky.social @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com dger.lawyersandliquor.com for helping coordinate finding a kidney donor for @thatmothtink.bsky.social

That's a wrap on #fursquared @fursquared.com !
Thanks to @galetazzin.bsky.social @shilohskye.com @yahveanne.bsky.social @dittmanrat.bsky.social for running and organising some of the content I typically prepare for the convention!

Pandez Panda (aka Dez) Heyo! Dez here. Expect random videos from Furry conventions, vids of my own standup, and hopefully soon REACTION VIDEOS!! Enjoy :D Tips always appreciated (but not expected) at paypal.me/pandez

OK... so... i don't know if it's going to work or not but i am going to ATTEMPT... to LIVE STREAM my panel on youtube next saturday.
www.youtube.com/@PandezPanda

9am next saturday Pandez Sings Badly

So if you can't make it to MCFC in person - we'll see if you can at least watch from home!

Day 2 of #fursquared ! Please find one of my friends or stop by security (they should have a stash for people to grab a bunch, thank you!) and ask for some of Tink's cards to hand out as you enjoy the con!

Day 1 if you are at fur squared and want free sk8 smoothie pins come find me~

YouTube video by SK8 SMOOTHIE SK8 Smoothie Short: Little fruit big tricks

✨TOMORROW @ 8PM EST a Sk8 Smoothie Short✨
Pari, just wants to make a big splash with her newest trick and Caitlyn just wants to help but, you know what they say about best laid plans, can Pari stick the landing or is Caitlyn gonna have to take one for the team to save her?
youtu.be/sT8TCn7hqI0

Thanks everyone! I've heard the con is going great too! Have fun!

#fursquared #f2 You're all amazing! Thank you!
ENJOY THE CON!

This is so surreal!
#furry #furryfandom #littlealphapup #fursquared #GoH

I swear that little stairway was stolen from the Titanic. It just looks so ornate. The actual ballroom area there opens up, it'd just be an acoustic problem everywhere, but it looks really really cool.

I hope it went great!

If you're at Fur Squared, come to Iggy's Storytellers panel at 10am tomorrow (tertiary events, 5th floor)! Start your Friday morning off right listening to excerpts from a bunch of great furry fiction.

I'm hosting this year because @iggydinosaur.bsky.social is busy breaking in a new kidney. 🫘