Priority Health Releases New "Dummies" Book for Medicare

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (October 3, 2007) - Priority Health, a Michigan-based health plan, has partnered with Wiley Publishing to release a free book about Medicare Prescription Drug Plans. Medicare Part D for Dummies utilizes the Dummies brand, format and key icons to help users navigate Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans. The book was written by Priority Health's LouAnn Lefere-Shawver, a Medicare expert, who has worked with thousands of Medicare Advantage recipients.

"There are more and more affordable options for health care and prescription-drug coverage for people who are eligible for Medicare" said Shawver. "But with more choices come difficult decisions. Medicare Part D for Dummies gives people the tools and resources they need to make those decisions a little easier."

The free Medicare Part D for Dummies book is available by calling 888 389-6676.

More about PriorityMedicare
Priority Health now offers several options for Medicare coverage including:

• PriorityMedicare Value^SM – a Medicare Advantage plan that offers nominal monthly premiums with higher copays, coinsurance and out-of-pocket expenses than Priority Health's other Medicare plans.
• PriorityMedicare^SM – a Medicare Advantage plan that provides slightly lower out-of-pocket costs and with no deductible for both medical and prescription drug benefits.
• PriorityMedicare Plus^SM – a Medicare Advantage plan that offers medical coverage similar to PriorityMedicare plus "richer" prescription-drug coverage that includes drug coverage in Medicare Part D coverage gap, which is often called the "donut hole."
• PriorityMedicare Rx^SM – a stand-alone prescription-drug plan. It is available to Medicare eligible individuals throughout the state of Michigan.

These plans are available in Allegan, Antrim, Barry, Benzie, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Kent, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Ottawa, Roscommon and Wexford counties.

Medicare recipients may enroll between November 15, 2007 and December 31, 2007. Those who are currently enrolled in one of Priority Health's PriorityMedicare programs will automatically be re-enrolled into a 2008 PriorityMedicare plan. Information on Priority Health's Medicare plans is available at priorityhealth.com.

Company Information:
Priority Health is a nationally recognized health plan company based in Michigan. It serves more than 550,000 members with a broad portfolio of products including commercial and government health plans. Priority Health is a non-profit company governed by a volunteer board of directors. Dedicated to providing all people access to affordable health care, Priority Health ranks number two in Michigan and thirteenth in the nation by U.S. News and World Report magazine and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. For more information, see priorityhealth.com.