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Priority Health Names New President
December 16, 2020 GMT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (BUSINESS WIRE) Dec 16, 2020
Priority Health welcomes Praveen Thadani as the company’s new president, effective in early January. The announcement comes after a rigorous search process for a leader of the third-largest provider-sponsored health plan in the country serving over a million members annually.
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Praveen Thadani, Priority Health’s new president (Photo: Business Wire).
“Praveen is a transformative health care leader with extensive industry experience and a passion for innovation and developing talent,” said Tina Freese Decker, President & CEO of Spectrum Health, the integrated system that includes Priority Health. “His commitment to building relationships with members, employers, agents and providers will help us maintain the momentum we have created as we continue working to
Priority Health names Praveen Thadani new president
Praveen Thadani will replace Joan Budden as president in early January
Budden is retiring Jan. 1 after 12 years at Priority Health and a decades-long health care career
Thadani spent 18 years in the for-profit health insurance industry with Humana and UnitedHealthcare
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Praveen Thadani
Praveen Thadani has been selected as the new president of Priority Health, replacing Joan Budden, effective in early January, the Grand Rapids-based insurer announced Wednesday. Praveen is a transformative health care leader with extensive industry experience and a passion for innovation and developing talent, Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Spectrum Health, which owns Priority Health, said in a statement.
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