S&P: Highmark will survive breakup with UPMC
Health insurer Highmark Inc. will financially survive the end of its contract with UPMC in December, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service concluded. S&P’s assessment was contained in a report this …
Highmark skinnying down with cuts
Health insurer Highmark Inc. has been skinnying down, shedding 260 employees during the past month as the company adapts to a dynamic market. “What’s driving it is the changing business …
National expert tells Pittsburgh providers to expect a cost crisis in cancer care
Employers and health care providers must overhaul how they prevent and fight cancer to head off an expensive crisis in treating the disease, a top national health adviser said Friday. …
Highmark Independence merger failed in ‘09
Highmark Blue Cross tried to merge with Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia in 2009, but concerns raised by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department caused the companies to withdraw the plan. According …
DeVilbiss Healthcare Introduces Innova Full Face CPAP Mask
DeVilbiss Healthcare introduced the Innova Full Face Mask, the latest addition to its line of Sleep interfaces. The Innova mask, now offered in both Nasal and Full Face options, features …
Individual market grows for Highmark
Individual health insurance plan sales continued to rise for Highmark for the period ending Feb. 12, the insurer reported. Highmark’s total individual enrollment for Pennsylvania was 92,075; West Virginia, 11,937; …
PAMS: Get S.M.A.R.T. Webinar Series for 2014
PAMS is delighted to offer the : Get S.M.A.R.T. Webinar Series for 2014. To meet the mandates of federal and accreditation bodies, home care organizations must prepare to conduct required …
PA Science Center is launching a health IT accelerator
Philadelphia is getting its second health IT accelerator. The University City Science Center is launching the Digital Health Accelerator, a six- to eight-month program to help health IT companies grow, …