Prioritize Your Health
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On this episode, Nicole Gregory is joined by the recently retired President and CEO of Priority Health, Joan Budden. Joan joins the show today to discuss how she went from a dental hygienist to the CEO and President of Priority Health. She talks about the importance of staying on the cutting edge of prioritizing your health, finding a mentor, and becoming a lifetime learner. Listen now to learn how to elevate your health.
Joan Budden recently retired as the President and CEO of Priority Health, a $5 billion health plan that is nationally recognized for improving the health and lives of the people it serves. Under Budden’s leadership, Priority Health became the second-largest health plan in Michigan and the fourth-largest provider-sponsored health plan in the country. Budden has more than 30 years’ experience in health care and is a tenacious advocate for lowering costs for individuals and employers. During her tenure with the company, Budden led Priority Health’s focus on prevention and quality, while constantly working to make sure members got the right care, at the right place, at the right time, for the right price. Budden also previously served as the chief marketing officer of Priority Health. She has led strategy and held various leadership and executive management positions in the health insurance industry.
““The thing that I loved was it (Priority Health) was Female-led and 50% of the executive team was female-led. What that meant to me that no matter if you were a man or a woman, they were hiring based on the talent.”
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Community involvement Budden is “bi-coastal” in Michigan and is committed to supporting communities on both sides of the state. Throughout her career Budden has served on a variety of boards and committees including:
• The Detroit Economic Club
• The Grand Rapids Economic Club
• Van Andel Institute
• Universal Forest Products
• Independent Bank Corporation
• Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
• Children’s Center in Detroit
• Frederik Meijer Gardens
• YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids
• Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) National Board of Directors
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