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Jul 26, 2021, 13:08 ET Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York Provides more than $600,000 to Area Non-Profits in First Half of 2021

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York announced today that it invested a total of $604,225 in 64 non-profit organizations in Western...

Apr 28, 2021, 12:46 ET Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York Provides more than $397,000 to Area Non-Profits in First Quarter of 2021

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York announced today that it invested a total of $397,375 in 47 non-profit organizations in Western...

Jul 10, 2018, 08:00 ET Highmark Inc. Announces Outcomes-Based Agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim for Jardiance®

Continuing its efforts to address high prescription drug costs, Highmark Inc. today announced its latest outcomes-based contract with Boehringer...

Apr 17, 2018, 08:00 ET Highmark Inc. Signs Outcomes-Based Agreement with AstraZeneca for Symbicort

Highmark Inc. has entered into an outcomes-based contract with AstraZeneca for the well-known medicine Symbicort®. Indicated for the treatment of...

Dec 01, 2017, 12:55 ET HVHC Inc. And Centerbridge Partners close On Vision Transaction Aimed At Driving Growth

Today, Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (Centerbridge) and HVHC Inc. (HVHC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Highmark Inc. (Highmark), announced that they...

May 17, 2016, 04:50 ET Highmark Files Suit Against Federal Government Alleging Breaches Of Risk Corridor Obligations Under Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act ("ACA")

Highmark Inc. and certain of its health insurance subsidiaries and affiliates ("Highmark") today filed litigation in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ...

Nov 12, 2015, 04:00 ET Joint Statement Of Highmark And UPMC Regarding Continuity Of Care

Highmark and UPMC have announced that they have reached the attached agreement on the application of the Continuity of Care provision in the Consent...

Sep 16, 2015, 10:00 ET Highmark Blue Shield collaboration with Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and PinnacleHealth offers new, lower-cost insurance plan option in central Pennsylvania

Highmark Blue Shield will offer a new tiered-benefit plan in five central Pennsylvania counties designed to hold down health insurance costs while...

Jun 01, 2015, 04:37 ET Highmark Inc. closes merger with Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Today, Highmark Inc. closed its merger with Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BCNEPA) after securing approval from the Pennsylvania Insurance...

Feb 04, 2015, 12:15 ET Highmark Inc.'s health plan membership for 2015 remains strong across all market segments

Highmark Inc. today announced that its health plan membership remains strong across its commercial, senior and individual market segments. Overall,...

Oct 29, 2014, 11:00 ET New store to offer range of services, treatment options for people suffering from sleep issues

It's something everyone needs, but far too many people have trouble getting. And the inability to get it is, quite literally, keeping nearly 80...

Oct 28, 2014, 03:00 ET Highmark Inc.'s Patient-Centered Medical Home program shows positive results, improves patient care, reaches milestone 1 million members

Highmark Inc.'s Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) program, which launched in October 2012, is showing positive results with statistical...

Sep 02, 2014, 04:20 ET Highmark's transition plan to Pennsylvania Insurance Department clarifies network and consumer protections and launches new member resources in advance of UPMC contract termination

With the goal of reducing customer confusion about its members' access to UPMC facilities and doctors, Highmark Inc.'s final transition plan today...

Aug 07, 2014, 10:08 ET Highmark Inc.'s subsidiaries provide $2.3 million for education in Pennsylvania in 2014

As participants in Pennsylvania's Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs, Highmark Inc....

Aug 05, 2014, 10:00 ET Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community helps charitable organizations across Pennsylvania raise record-breaking $1.19 million

With participation from nearly 16,000 walkers, the 2014 Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community, held in five locations across Pennsylvania this...

Jul 23, 2014, 09:00 ET Geisinger and Highmark Reach Agreement on Five-Year Contract

Geisinger Health System and Highmark Inc. announced today an agreement on a five-year contract extension through 2019. Under the new contract,...

Jun 06, 2014, 09:00 ET Registration is open for Highmark Inc.'s Fun, Fit and Fabulous women's health conference

Registration is now open for Highmark Inc.'s 12th annual Fun, Fit & Fabulous women's health conference set for Saturday, Aug. 30, in Hershey, Pa. The ...

May 20, 2014, 01:30 ET Highmark Inc. partners with industry leader to bring personalized service and enhanced care to seniors following hospital stays

After a hospital stay, many seniors require extended care at rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes, long-term care hospitals or in their own home. ...

Feb 26, 2014, 01:56 ET Highmark announces plan to restore more rational payments for cancer care

Beginning April 1, 2014, Highmark will restore more rational payments for cancer care in Western Pennsylvania by eliminating markups to the cost of...

Jan 15, 2014, 05:51 ET Highmark makes donation to American Red Cross to aid relief in water crisis

Highmark Inc. has announced that it is donating $15,000 to the American Red Cross West Virginia Region to assist communities across greater...

Nov 06, 2013, 10:00 ET Highmark's Quality Blue Hospital Program Works With Health Care Providers to Improve Quality For Members

Highmark Inc. today released results from the company's Quality Blue Hospital Pay for Performance program that demonstrates clinical outcome...

Apr 29, 2013, 08:57 ET Highmark completes tender offer for Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority Health System Revenue Bonds (West Penn Allegheny Health System) series 2007A

Highmark Inc. today announced that it has completed its previously announced cash offer to purchase and consent solicitation for any and all...

Apr 29, 2013, 01:00 ET Highmark announces Allegheny Health Network as its new integrated delivery network focused on preserving health care choice and providing high-quality care

Highmark today announced the creation of Allegheny Health Network as the region's newest integrated delivery care system focused on preserving health ...

Apr 08, 2013, 10:00 ET Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and Highmark Inc. announce partnership to increase the supply and retention of physicians in rural areas of Pennsylvania

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) and Highmark Inc. today announced a scholarship program aimed at increasing the supply and...

Apr 05, 2013, 02:58 ET Highmark announces Commencement of Tender Offer for any and all Allegheny County Development Authority Health System revenue bonds (West Penn Allegheny Health System) Series 2007A

Highmark Inc. today commenced its Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation for any and all Allegheny County Development Authority Health System...