Priority Health Purchase of Care Choices Receives State Approval
Posted on: Thursday, 5 April 2007, 12:00 CDT
The purchase of Trinity Health's Care Choices HMO, Care Choices PPO and Preferred Choices PPO health plans by Priority Health, a Grand Rapids, Michigan based health plan received approval from the Office of Financial and Insurance Services. As a result, Priority Health will begin serving more than 122,000 members, 83 hospitals, 1,500 employer groups and 7,300 physicians in Eastern Michigan.
"By expanding our offices to Eastern Michigan we now offer employers and providers more choice and value," noted Kimberly K. Horn, president and CEO of Priority Health. "We are welcoming 137 Care Choices employees to our team and plan to hire additional staff to serve in our new Eastern Michigan office. Together we will continue to deliver high quality customer service."
Priority Health and Care Choices have a history of delivering high-quality health care services to members and providers, as reflected in their selection by U.S. News & World Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance as the top rated health plans in Michigan.
As part of its transition plan, Priority Health will honor all commitments made by Care Choices to members, employers and physicians. There will be no immediate changes or interruptions. Members may continue to see their physician, use their card and call customer service.
Priority Health is a nationally recognized health plan company based in Michigan. It now serves more than 585,000 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 & World Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. For more information about Priority Health, visit priorityhealth.com
Source: Business Wire
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