Who we are

MPAA Region I is a non-profit, group of Providers, Vendors, Hospital Associations
and Third Party Representatives that meets collectively, approximately five times
per year. Membership is required and we currently have 177 members. The location
of the meetings is currently in Lansing, MI, at the Holiday Inn Conference Center on
Saginaw Highway. Discussions and presentations revolve around current third party
issues, billing and collection updates, topics that are pertinent to all Patient
Accounting functions and offers a great opportunity to network with other providers.
Special presentations and breakout sessions are offered routinely as topics are
identified by our membership. Representatives are invited to provide updates from
Blue Cross, Medicare – A & B, Michigan Department of Community Health,
Michigan Health and Hospital Association,  Blue Care Network and several
Commercial and Medicaid HMO payers at every meeting.

MPAA has established Advisory workgroups that are comprised of current members
of MPAA, and Third Party Representatives. Any member may attend an Advisory
meeting. The current workgroups are Blue Cross Advisory, Michigan Advisory
(United Government Services) and Medicaid/Managed Care Advisory.

MPAA has a website that can be accessed for meeting notices, vendor information
and  third party links by anyone. The website address is www. mpaaonline.com. To
gain access to all other information, you must be a member of MPAA Region I. The
membership-only information on the website consists of Member Roster, Board
Roster, Advisory Meeting Minutes and General Meeting Minutes for the current and
the previous years.

If you would like to become a member of MPAA Region I please fill out the
application form and email it to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or mail it to the
address on the form. Or if you would like to attend as a guest, please contact Jo
Barbauld at 616-901-7277 e-mail address This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Meeting notices are e-mailed and posted to the MPAA Website at least 10 days
prior to the meeting date RSVP is requested.