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Priority Health Partners with Local Health Systems to Create Affordable Plan Options for Southeast Michigan ResidentsPriority Health is committed to providing individual market consumers statewide options to help control their health care costs. As part of this commitment, Priority Health announces, today, its introduction of two new narrow networks in Southeast Michigan. St. John Providence and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System will serve as strategic partners in serving the region's individual population, offering consumers access to high quality care with costs up to 20 percent lower. Narrow network plans offer members lower premium rates for their use of the provider network. Priority Health brought its first narrow network to the individual market in 2016 with the launch of the Spectrum (News - Alert) Health Partners network, exclusively sold in Kent County. In 2017, Priority Health added Bronson Healthcare Partners network to the individual product offerings. These plans are sold in Kalamazoo, Van Buren and Calhoun counties. "Our narrow network plans are becoming increasingly popular because they offer an innovative solution to addressing cost concerns without sacrificing access to quality care," said Joan Budden, president and CEO of Priority Health. "We're thrilled to partner with some of the best health systems in the state and to expand our narrow network offerings to the Southeast Michigan individual market population." For the 2017 plan year, 68 percent of Kent County members enrolled in a Priority Health individual plan chose Spectrum Health Partners, up by 14 percent from the previous year. Additionally, 65 percent of Priority Health's individual members in the Kalamazoo area chose Bronson Health Partners. Both narrow networks plan options, St. John Providence Health Network and St. Joseph Mercy Health System Network, will be offered on the MyPriority Silver and MyPriority HSA Bronze plan types. St. John Providence Network will serve Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties and will provide full access to the St. John Providence network and physicians. Additionally, Ascension Crittenton Hospital is included as part of this narrow network option. St. Joseph Mercy Health Network will cover Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, Washtenaw and Livingston counties. This network provides comprehensive access to Saint Joseph Mercy Health System physicians and affiliated partners. Members who enroll in these plans will get the benefit of coordinated care within one health system, along with services like free health coaching, free virtual visits, care management for those that are most at-risk for chronic health conditions and access to tols like the Priority Health Cost Estimator. Before enrolling in the health system's network, be sure to use the Priority Health Find a Doctor to make sure your doctor is in the plan's network. Priority Health has also created resources to assist individuals in considering their options for health insurance coverage. Visit mypriority.com to learn more. About Priority Health: Priority Health is the second largest and fastest growing health plan in Michigan offering a broad portfolio of health benefit options for employer groups and individuals, including Medicare and Medicaid plans. With close to 800,000 members across Michigan, 1,200 employees and over 30 years in business, Priority Health continues to be recognized as a leader for quality, customer service and product innovation. Priority Health is focused on changing the way health care is delivered to make it more affordable and engaging members in their health to be healthy, get healthy and stay healthy. About Ascension Michigan: In Michigan, Ascension operates 15 hospitals and hundreds of related healthcare facilities that together employ more than 27,000 associates. Across the state, Ascension provided more than $250 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in fiscal year 2016. Serving Michigan for over 170 years, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension is the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world's largest Catholic health system, operating 2,500 sites of care - including 141 hospitals and more than 30 senior living facilities - in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Visit www.ascension.org/michigan. About Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) is a health care organization serving seven counties in southeast Michigan including Livingston, Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Jackson, and Lenawee. It includes 537-bed St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, 443-bed St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, 304-bed St. Mary Mercy Livonia, 136-bed St. Joseph Mercy Livingston in Howell, and 133-bed St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea. Combined, the five hospitals are licensed for 1,553 beds, have five outpatient health centers, six urgent care facilities, more than 25 specialty centers; employ more than 16,200 individuals and have a medical staff of nearly 2,700 physicians. SJMHS has annual operating revenues of about $1.9 billion and returns about $120 million to its communities annually through charity care and community benefit programs. SJMHS is a member of Trinity Health, a leading Catholic health care system based in Livonia, Mich. Trinity Health operates in 22 states, employs about 97,000 people, has annual operating revenues of about $15.8 billion and assets of about $23.4 billion. Additionally, the organization returns almost $1 billion to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information on health services offered at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, please visit www.stjoeshealth.org.
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