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Highmark's excess profits violate state law, lawsuit claims
A lawsuit alleging that Highmark makes excessive profits that violate Pennsylvania's nonprofit law can continue, a Philadelphia judge ruled.
Highmark pushes to keep UPMC deal confidential
Highmark has asked a federal judge to allow it to re-enter an antitrust case so it can ensure its recent deal with the UPMC hospital system remains sealed and confidential.
West Penn lost $75.7M amid Highmark acquisition
Pennsylvania's West Penn Allegheny Health System lost $75.7 million in the nine-month period ending March 31, as Highmark continues to seek acquisition of the struggling health system, West Penn announced last week.The system saw net patient service revenue fall $25.3 million from the first nine months of last fiscal year, largely due to a 7.7 percent drop in patient discharges.
Highmark drops UPMC suit, hikes up rates
Nearly a week after West Penn Allegheny Health System accused UPMC "predatory tactics," that lawsuit and another one against it will be dropped, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported . That's because
Highmark-West Penn merger sets precedent for payer-provider deals
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent approval of the affiliation agreement between Pennsylvania's Highmark and West Penn Allegheny Health System--a takeover of WPAHS by the insurer--should provide
Highmark-West Penn merger sets precedent for payer-provider deals
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent approval of the affiliation agreement between Highmark and Pennsylvania's West Penn Allegheny Health System--a takeover of WPAHS by the insurer--should provide
West Penn Allegheny accuses UPMC of bribing docs
Pennsylvania's West Penn Allegheny Health System filed an amended complaint yesterday in its lawsuit against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) that claims the rival used "predatory
Aetna supports Highmark-West Penn acquisition with limits
Insurers in Pennsylvania support Highmark's proposed acquisition of West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS), as long as state regulators take steps to limit Highmark's current market dominance.
Insurers embracing telehealth
As remote health becomes more popular, payers have been launching telehealth and remote monitoring programs. Highmark has launched one such pilot program, offering virtual physician visits for its
Payers make moves toward remote health
As remote health grows in popularity--and as organizations come to see the cost-savings it can produce--a number of insurers are launching telehealth and remote monitoring programs for their members.
