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Highmark

Jan 24, 2020

New Capital BlueCross and Highmark partnership with Civica Rx could provide cheaper generic meds to members

Highmark Health and Capital BlueCross, along with 16 other Blue Cross Blue Shield organizations across the country, announced they will be  founding members of a new nonprofit generic drug manufacturer.

Jan 8, 2020

Highmark offers opioid use disorder resources to customers

Employers offering Highmark insurance to their employees now have access to a suite of opioid use disorder educational tools through a national nonprofit.

Dec 20, 2019

Do you know yourself, or are you a shape shifter?

Are you a square peg at home, only to morph into a circular peg in the office? It’s ok to say yes, but very few of us want to admit it. We will confess a seamless demeanor and approach to things in the safety of our homes that we claim is unaltered in the workplace.

Sep 24, 2019

Penn State and Highmark launch fitness program

A new fitness program created by Highmark Health and Penn State University Athletics, challenges users to complete a set of weekly goals for the chance to win prizes such as Penn State football tickets.

Jun 27, 2019

Study shows poor health for millennials

Compared to the generation that came before them, millennials are more likely to be depressed, suffer from type 2 diabetes and abuse illicit substances, according to a report analyzing data collected by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association on the 55 million millennials insured by its members nationwide.

Jun 24, 2019

UPMC, Highmark reach 10-year deal

After a legal fight with Pennsylvania’s top lawyer, UPMC has reached a 10-year deal with Highmark Health, ending a battle over health care access in western Pennsylvania.

Jun 14, 2019

UPMC to cut ties with Highmark after court ruling

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled on Friday that Pittsburgh-based UPMC can stop accepting Highmark Health insured patients by the end of the month.

Jun 7, 2019

Letter to the editor: UPMC-Highmark relationship in Western Pa. won’t affect local landscape

I’d like to take a moment to clarify a question involving health insurance plans accepted at UPMC Pinnacle surrounding the recent developments in the relationship between UPMC and Highmark in Western Pennsylvania.

May 29, 2019

Top court allows UPMC-Shapiro fight to continue

UPMC and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro are heading back to court in their battle over a consent decree requiring the Pittsburgh-based health network to take patients insured by Highmark Health.

May 16, 2019

Top court hears arguments in UPMC case

In arguments before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday, an attorney for UPMC said it is not possible to extend a consent decree between the health system and insurer Highmark, despite efforts to make the agreement last longer.

Apr 15, 2019

Highmark’s IT arm lays off 74 local employees

Highmark this week laid off 239 employees, including 74 at its operation on Center Street in East Pennsboro Township in Cumberland County.

Apr 11, 2019

Shapiro asks Pa.’s top court to rule on UPMC/Highmark consent decree

After losing a round in Commonwealth Court, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is appealing to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court over his bid to extend a consent decree governing the relationship between UPMC and Highmark.