Priority Health President Praveen Thadani receives national recognition for equity and inclusion efforts

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Priority Health President Praveen Thadani receives national recognition for equity and inclusion efforts

2024-08-13 01:06 Last Updated At：01:11

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 12, 2024--

Praveen Thadani, president of Priority Health, a nationally recognized nonprofit health plan serving more than 1.3 million members, has received national recognition for his efforts to advance equity and inclusion.

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Thadani has been named as one of Modern Healthcare’s Diversity Leaders for 2024. The Diversity Leaders Award program honors health care executives and organizations working to further equity and inclusion at their organizations and in the overall industry. This year, 25 executives from across the country were selected.

“Integrating DEI principles into our operations ensures a more inclusive and culturally competent approach to health care and we know the impact of this work positively affects our members and the communities we serve,” said Thadani. “I am deeply humbled and honored to be included alongside so many outstanding leaders and organizations.”

Thadani is being recognized for several initiatives, including:

“Praveen has championed DEI and health equity initiatives throughout his 25+ years in the health care industry to reduce health inequities and address systemic societal issues that impact individual and community health,” said Joyce Chan Russell, senior vice president of government markets at Priority Health. “Priority Health is a sought-after health plan because it is driven by a responsibility to ensure good health is within everyone’s reach.”

In 2022, Thadani received the Bernard J. Tyson Health Equity Award from the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) for promoting and advancing health equity.

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About Priority Health:

With over 30 years in business, Priority Health is the second largest health plan in Michigan, offering an extensive portfolio of health benefits options for employer groups and individuals, including Medicare and Medicaid plans. Serving more than one million members each year and offering a broad network of primary care physicians in Michigan, Priority Health continues to be recognized as a leader for quality, customer service, transparency and product innovation. Learn more about affordable, quality health coverage options from Priority Health.

Elon Musk makes his first appearance at a Trump rally and casts the election in dire terms

2024-10-06 20:34 Last Updated At：20:40

Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk cast the upcoming presidential election in dire terms during an appearance with Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America.”

The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla who also purchased X, Musk joined Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday at the site where the former president survived an assassination attempt in July. Musk said “this will be the last election” if Trump doesn’t win. Wearing a cap with the “Make America Great Again” slogan of Trump’s campaign, Musk appeared to acknowledge the foreboding nature of his remarks.

“As you can see I am not just MAGA — I am Dark MAGA,” he said.

It was the first time that Musk joined one of Trump's rallies and was evidence of their growing alliance in the final stretch of the presidential election. Musk created a super political action committee supporting the Republican nominee and it has been spending heavily on get-out-the-vote efforts. Trump has said he would tap Musk to lead a government efficiency commission if he regains the White House.

Trump joined Musk in August for a rare public conversation on X, a friendly chat that spanned more than two hours. In it, the former president largely focused on the July assassination attempt, illegal immigration and his plans to cut government regulations.

Before a large crowd Saturday, Musk sought to portray Trump as a champion of free speech, arguing that Democrats want “to take away your freedom of speech, they want to take away your right to bear arms, they want to take away your fight to vote, effectively." Musk went on to criticize a California effort to ban voter ID requirements.

The event took place at the same property where a gunman’s bullets grazed Trump’s right ear and killed a Trump supporter, Corey Comperatore. The shooting left multiple others injured.

Several members of Comperatore’s family, as well as other attendees and first responders from the July rally, returned to the site on Saturday. Also appearing with the former president were his running mate Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance, son Eric Trump, daughter-in-law and RNC co-chair Lara Trump, along with Pennsylvania lawmakers and sheriffs.

Kinnard reported from Chapin, South Carolina, and can be reached at http://x.com/MegKinnardAP.