Summary
Politicians, competing insurance companies and health care providers expressed concern Wednesday that a combination of the state's two largest health insurers, Highmark Inc. and Independence Blue Cross, will damage competition and raise health care costs.
Ending two years of discussions, Pittsburgh's Highmark and Philadelphia's Independence announced yesterday that they intend to merge, creating a new company that will dwarf all other competitors in the state combined.See the full content of this document
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Highmark Merger Plan Brings Scrutiny
The new company will insure 7.1 million of the state's 12.4 million residents. Such dominance has roused the state House and Senate to take a closer look at such deals.
Yesterday, the state Senate approved a bill by a 48-0 vote that ...See the full content of this document
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