History
Physicians Health Plan began more than 40 years ago as mid-Michigan's first broad-based independent practice association (IPA), an early model for health maintenance organizations (HMO). In 1982, PHP's first healthcare plans were introduced.
Today, PHP is owned by two of Michigan's top health systems, University of Michigan Health and Covenant HealthCare, and offers healthcare plans to individuals and employer groups across Michigan.
Governance
PHP's Medicare product is governed by a board of directors which is responsible for establishing and overseeing corporate policy, and it is supported by designated committees covering areas such as operations, quality improvement, care coordination, finance, credentialing and pharmacy and therapeutics.
Physicians Health Plan Medicare Board
- Dennis Reese, President & Chief Executive Officer, Physicians Health Plan
- Keith Dickey, Chief Strategy Officer, Michigan Medicine
- Kevin Albosta, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Covenant HealthCare
- Richard A. Bruner, CCM, Michigan State University
- Margaret Dimond, Regional President, University of Michigan
- Audrey Fan, MD, University of Michigan
- John Pirich, J.D, Michigan State University
- Kim Ross, Chief Government Relations Officer, University of Michigan
- Eric Strucko, Chief Financial Officer, University of Michigan
Our Mission
To improve the health status of our members by facilitating access to quality, compassionate, accessible and cost-effective health services through organized health delivery systems.
Our Vision
To be the premier health financing organization, known for its ability to improve the health status of its members and for its service, quality, innovative and cost-effective financing solutions for employers, individuals, purchasers and governmental agencies.
Our Values
To improve the health status of our members by providing quality, compassionate, accessible, cost-effective health services through an organized health delivery and financing system.
Whom We Serve
We primarily serve employers and their employees as well as individuals who have chosen PHP as their health plan.
We Will Achieve Our Vision By:
- Holding our health delivery networks accountable for improving the health status of our members through the promotion of healthy lifestyles and disease prevention
- Maintaining exceptionally high member and purchaser satisfaction levels
- Advocating for the health needs of the membership
- Providing a portfolio of products that are value-driven and deliver measurable quality, compassionate, accessible, cost-effective healthcare
- Working collaboratively with healthcare providers by aligning incentives to focus on quality, cost-effective care
- Achieving active and significant community participation in governance
- Finding solutions from the employer's human resource perspective
- Working collaboratively with brokers and agents
- Ensuring financial viability by maintaining appropriate medical-cost-to-premium ratios in all health plan products
- Providing meaningful information to purchasers and providers
Our Brand
The interlocking rings in PHP’s logo represent relationships – between community and healthcare, quality and member experience, PHP heritage and vision, members and their health plan, and PHP and its network of providers. They further reflect the importance of PHP’s relationship with Sparrow and our shared goal to improve the health of the people in our communities by providing quality, compassionate care.
Our mark in the community stands as a testament to what we believe, what we practice and what we strive to become every day.