Highmark makes job cuts
Highmark on Tuesday announced the furlough of 120 employees who are involved in information technology at the downtown Pittsburgh-based health insurer. Of the total positions, 58 of those jobs are …
Independence Blue Cross Launching Health IT Incubator in Philadelphia
Health IT has a new homebase in Center City Philadelphia. Health insurance company Independence Blue Cross is opening a 5,000 square foot “Center for Healthcare Innovation” at 1700 Market Street, …
Highmark and UPMC dispute targeted by bills
Two state senators are planning to introduce legislation that would require health systems to contract with any willing insurer, effectively ending the Highmark Inc.-UPMC contract dispute while shaping future relations …
UPMC to build in Pine Township
UPMC is planning to construct a medical office building in Pine Township, less than a mile from Highmark’s medical mall. Pine supervisors approved land development plans for a two-story, 23,000-square-foot …
Highmark and UPMC drop lawsuits
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark Inc. have dropped their antitrust lawsuits against each other, putting an end to the four-year-old litigation. In mid-December, a …
Breakthrough reported in new Pennsylvania insurance system
Philadelphia-based health insurer Independence Blue Cross says it has begun enrolling people into its health insurance plans through the federal government’s online portal after two days of glitches. Independence Blue …
Aetna Opts to Stay in Pa Health Insurance Exchange
In the weeks leading up to the launch of the health insurance exchange exchanges as part of Obamacare’s health insurance goals, Aetna (NYSE: AET) has dropped out of the exchanges …
Ad battle rages between health care giants UPMC, Highmark
It’s business as usual in the public battle between UPMC and Highmark two weeks after state officials told the health giants to tone down their advertising and issue a joint …