Saginaw Employers Have New Options with Priority Health

(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – October 3, 2005)
Priority Health, one of the largest health plans in Michigan, has received state approval to expand into the greater Saginaw area. Employers in the region now have the opportunity to choose Priority Health as their health benefits provider. To better serve this new area, Priority Health is expanding its network. It recently added health care providers from Covenant Healthcare and St. Mary’s Medical Center of Michigan.

“Priority Health is a growing health plan with a proven history of providing employers with excellent and affordable health and wellness solutions,” said Kim Horn, president and CEO of Priority Health. “We are excited to offer employers even more options to provide employees excellent benefits.”

Priority Health is scheduled to open its Saginaw office in November. The office will house Priority Health’s Saginaw-area customer service, sales and provider relations staff.

“Saginaw can expect to receive the same exceptional customer service that has led Priority Health to be ranked among the nation’s highest,” added Horn. “That is why we are a making the investment to have staff located close to our new customers.”

Priority Health serves more than 450,000 customers throughout Michigan. Its 38-county service area includes a network of 36 hospitals and 3,500 physicians.

About Priority Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Priority Health has been ranked among the nation's best health insurance plans by Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. The non-profit company began operations in 1986 when Butterworth HMO and LakeShore HMO merged in 1992 to form Priority Health. Today it offers a variety of HMO, PPO, POS, ASO, HSA, HRA, Medicaid and Medicare plans.