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Priority Health publishes blue book with prices for services

April 18, 2013
Priority Health plans to become the first health care plan in Michigan to publish specific localized health care costs and quality information — by procedure, facility and physician — for its members. Read More

Priority Health links to Michigan Health Connect

March 14, 2013
Priority Health has become the first major health care insurer in Michigan to join the state’s largest health information exchange service, Michigan Health Connect. Read More

Priority Health CMO Jim Byrne retires

February 20, 2013
Priority Health's chief medical officer for the past 20 years, Jim Byrne, will retire in July. Read More

Priority Health, Mercy and Spectrum fight obesity epidemic at ShapeMichigan

December 27, 2012
Priority Health, Mercy Health and Spectrum Health are jointly launching ShapeMichigan at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids on Jan. 11 with the screening of an HBO documentary and educational panel discussions to address the obesity epidemic. Read More

Blue Cross market share represents 'near monopoly,' according to AMA

November 28, 2012
The American Medical Association in Chicago released a study Wednesday showing that “anticompetitive market power is widespread for each of the three most popular managed care plans in the U.S.,” and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has a “near-monopoly.” Read More

Priority Health expands Medicare services

October 22, 2012
The start of the annual Medicare open enrollment period has prompted Priority Health to announce it has added seven counties to its Medicare service area and 5,000 more care providers to the Priority Health Medicare Advantage network this year. Read More

Freed confirmed as president and CEO of Priority Health

October 1, 2012
Michael P. Freed has been confirmed as the new president and CEO of Priority Health, according to an announcement today. Freed has been serving as interim president and CEO of the HMO since May 2012. He will also continue in his current role as executive vice president and CFO of Spectrum Health System. Read More