Foust named Jackson medical director

Priority Health hires Michael Foust, M.D., as director of medical affairs

(JACKSON, Mich. – March 10, 2008) Priority Health has hired Michael Foust, M.D., as director of medical affairs for the Jackson area. In this role, his responsibilities include working with physicians at Foote Hospital to help them achieve the best care and outcomes for members as well as serving as a liaison between Priority Health and the Jackson community.

In addition to his work with Priority Health, Foust is a practicing family physician at Townsend Medical Center in Jackson. He has served as Chief of Family Medicine at Foote Hospital since January 2007. He also serves as medical director at Southern Care Hospice.

Foust earned his medical degree at the University of Michigan School of Medicine in Ann Arbor. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in cellular and molecular biology from U-M.


About Priority Health
Priority Health is a nationally recognized health plan company based in Michigan. It serves more than a half million members with a broad portfolio of products including commercial and government health plans. A nonprofit dedicated to providing all people access to affordable health care, Priority Health ranks 11th in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Priority Health employs 1,000 people throughout Michigan's Lower Peninsula with offices in Farmington Hills, Holland, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Saginaw and Traverse City, as well as its headquarters in Grand Rapids. For more information about Priority Health, visit priorityhealth.com.