Highmark’s ‘Community Blue’ patients rejected by UPMC
March 5, 2013 12:18 am By Bill Toland / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette When Marie Acquafondata retired after 40 years at what is now UPMC Shadyside, she and her husband, John, had to switch health insurance plans. They left her UPMC Health Plan and signed up with Highmark’s new Community Blue plan, offered by his employer. Community Blue is Read More
UPMC vs. Highmark: Policy experts say now’s the time to end the warfare
March 31, 2013 12:20 am By Steve Twedt / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Twenty-one months from now, barring an unexpected thawing of the relationship, UPMC and Highmark will go their separate ways with ripple effects that will be felt throughout the region. Local health policy experts say that should not be allowed to happen and suggest now may be Read More
Highmark’s ‘Community Blue’ patients rejected by UPMC: Community Blue subscribers who want to pay out of pocket can’t see their doctors
March 5, 2013 By Bill Toland / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette When Marie Acquafondata retired after 40 years at what is now UPMC Shadyside, she and her husband, John, had to switch health insurance plans. They left her UPMC Health Plan and signed up with Highmark’s new Community Blue plan, offered by his employer. Community Blue is a low-cost Read More
Highmark: UPMC trying to kill WPAHS deal
Kris B. Mamula- Pittsburgh Business Times The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has mobilized a “disinformation campaign” to derail Highmark’s plan to become a health care provider, the insurer charged on Monday. Highmark is trying to acquire the ailing West Penn Allegheny Health System, a deal that’s undergoing review by the state Insurance Department. The review bogged down Read More
