UM No. 11 nationally on US News best hospitals list
WASHINGTON—The University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor ranked No. 11 nationally in the 2020-21 Best Hospitals rankings, released by US News. The 31st edition of the rankings includes special …
Priority Health offers free mental health and wellness app
GRAND RAPIDS—Officials with the Grand Rapids health insurance provider Priority Health announced a partnership with Mountain View, Calif.-based Livongo Health Inc. (Nasdaq: LVGO) to offer Priority Health customers free access …
XLerateHealth names six healthcare startups for 2020 cohort in Flint
FLINT—XlerateHealth, a national healthcare startup accelerator based in Louisville, Ky., announced the selection of six startup companies to its second annual cohort in Flint. The companies will participate in a …
Michigan hospitals among top performers on IBM Watson Health list
ARMONK, N.Y.—IBM Inc.’s Watson Health has announced its 2020 Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list and 15 Top Health Systems award winners, naming the top-performing hospitals and health systems …
Priority Health, Cigna in new ‘strategic alliance’
GRAND RAPIDS—Priority Health, the Grand Rapids-based health insurance provider, announced a strategic alliance with the Bloomfield, Conn.-based health care giant Cigna Corp. Company officials said the new alliance will offer …
Priority Health to reduce individual premiums for third straight year
GRAND RAPIDS—Officials at Priority Health announced that for the third straight year the company plans to reduce individual coverage premiums. Priority Health submitted a variety of product options on the …
HAP offers enhanced benefits during Medicare special enrollment
DETROIT—Health Alliance Plan, a Michigan-based nonprofit health plan, is reminding Medicare beneficiaries that they can take advantage of enhanced benefits during a special enrollment period that runs through June 30. …
HAP extends financial relief in pandemic
DETROIT—Health Alliance Plan, the Detroit-based nonprofit health plan, announced several steps designed to provide financial relief and improve access to care for its members, including individual and Medicare Advantage members, …
J.D. Power: Health plans have a customer engagement problem
TROY—The customer satisfaction analysis firm J.D. Power’s new U.S. Commercial Member Health Plan study finds that 60 percent of privately insured U.S. health plan members say they were not contacted …
Priority Health to cut premiums during pandemic
GRAND RAPIDS—Health insurer Priority Health announced reductions in premiums and cost sharing for its customers due to lowered use of health services during the coronavirus pandemic. Included are: Zero sharing …