Meridian Health Plan Announces Over 500 Detroit-Based Job Openings

DETROIT, June 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Meridian Health Plan announces over 500 job opportunities available within its Detroit headquarters to support current and anticipated growth.

"We were surprised by the recent layoff announcement within the local health insurance industry and we want impacted staff to know we have openings," said Meridian Health Plan President and Chief Operating Officer Jon Cotton. "We even reached out directly to the HR Department at HealthPlus to inform them Meridian is looking to add all types of workers. We have a home within the Meridian Family for ambitious candidates with a positive attitude and strong aptitude."

This year alone, Meridian membership has organically grown by over 17%. This growth is projected to further increase due to development efforts ramping up in the end of 2015.

"As a growing health, pharmacy services and technology company operating in 15 states, we chose the City of Detroit as our headquarters because of our local ties and the hard work ethic found in the Great Lakes region," said Meridian Health Plan Chief Administrative Officer Sean Cotton. "We are committed to growing the health and technology industries within Michigan and the entire Midwest."

For more information on current open positions, please visit careers-mhplan.icims.com/.

Meridian Health Plan is a family-owned, family-operated health plan with extensive experience in its subsidiary operations in Michigan, Illinois and Iowa. Meridian's affiliates include Medicaid and Medicare health plans and prescription drug plans, a commercial plan available through the Health Insurance Marketplace and MeridianRx, a Pharmacy Benefit Management company. Meridian Health Plan currently serves more than 700,000 members. For more information, visit www.mhplan.com.

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SOURCE Meridian Health Plan