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Highmark, UPMC draw battle lines in Pa. contract negotiations
Pennsylvania’s largest health system and largest health insurer are at a standstill in contract negotiations, and show no signs of calling it quits before their contract expires in 2012....
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Highmark’s CEO Melani fired after being charged in domestic dispute
Highmark‘s CEO, Kenneth Melani, was fired over the weekend, two days after being put on administrative leave over his alleged role in a domestic dispute involving his girlfriend’s husband. Highmark is...
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Highmark plans ‘complete investigation;’ Melani charges may be dropped
Highmark officials intend to perform a “complete investigation” of spending in the wake of the firing of CEO Kenneth Melani, whose criminal charges in connection with a domestic dispute with his...
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Highmark choses a doctor as CEO to look after its health
Highmark appointed a doctor as its new leader to concentrate on health care delivery, beginning with the acquisition of West Penn Allegheny Health System as part of its larger plan to implement an...
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Highmark, West Penn Allegheny enter new merger talks after injunction
Highmark Inc. and West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) are back in talks, days after a court ordered WPAHS to continue a $475 million merger deal with Pennsylvania’s largest health insurance...
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Highmark buys interest in Erie hospital for $65 million
Health insurer Highmark is buying a controlling interest in Erie, Pa.-based St. Vincent Health System for $65 million. The purchase is the latest for the Pittsburgh-based insurer’s $1 billion effort in...
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Highmark, West Penn Alleghany agree on acquisition
Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark has reached a deal to acquire troubled West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS). Highmark operates Blues plans and ancillary products that cover more than 4.9...
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Court approves Highmark deals to buy Pittsburgh hospital systems
A court has given approval for Pittsburgh-based Highmark to acquire West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) for $1.2 billion and Jefferson Regional Medical Center for about $375 million. The Orphans...
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Highmark deal to acquire West Penn Health System gets state approval
Highmark’s $1.2 billion purchase of West Penn Allegheny Health System has been approved by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, creating a new integrated delivery network (IDN). Pennsylvania...
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Highmark launches Allegheny Health Network after WPAHS approval
Highmark announced the creation of Allegheny Health Network as an integrated delivery care system focused on preserving health care choice and providing affordable, high-quality care, according to...
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Highmark calls conspiracy lawsuit ‘a misguided effort’ by hospital system
Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark is accused of blocking competition in Western Pennsylvania with the help of a local hospital system, according to a recently filed federal lawsuit. West Penn...
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Pa. using $10 million in federal funds to improve health care for children
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell announced that the state will use nearly $10 million in federal grant funds to improve the quality of health care for children and reduce the cost of services by using...
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Judge in Pittsburgh puts action against UPMC, Highmark on hold
Update: Judge reversed his decision to put the case on hold and is now ordering both sides to file initial motions, according to press reports. Updated at 10:40 a.m. ET, Jan. 25, 2010. A federal judge...
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