Highmark

Highmark Inc is an American nonprofit healthcare company based in Pittsburgh. It is one of the larger health insurers in the United States. Highmark helps connect people with healthcare services. It operates through several businesses, some nonprofit and some for-profit, to offer different health insurance options.

Locality

Highmark is a health insurer in Pennsylvania. In 1996, it also started working in West Virginia and later in Delaware. As Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, it works in 29 counties in western Pennsylvania. As Highmark Blue Shield, it serves 21 counties in central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley. It also works in parts of eastern Ohio and all of West Virginia through its subsidiary, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia.

In June 2015, Highmark took over Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, known as BCNEPA.

Company history

Highmark started in 1977 when two groups in Pennsylvania joined together. These groups were Pennsylvania Blue Shield, based near Harrisburg, and Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania, based in Pittsburgh. The new company set up its main office in downtown Pittsburgh.

In 2011, Highmark bought a health system that had several hospitals. This caused some disagreements with another health group, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. In 2020, Highmark was honored for being a great place to work for everyone.

In 2021, Highmark took over a health insurance group in Western New York. In 2026, a football stadium for the Buffalo Bills will be named Highmark Stadium.

Organizational structure

Highmark Inc. owns several companies that help with health services. These include United Concordia Companies for dental insurance, Davis Vision for vision care, and HM Insurance Group for various insurance services.

Highmark also includes health plans and hospitals, such as Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and the Allegheny Health Network, which has many hospitals in several states. Highmark also provides dental services, insurance, IT services, and community health support. In 2019, Highmark sold Visionworks of America to VSP Global.