From The AIS Report on Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans - March came in like a lion for Highmark Inc. with the scandal involving its now former CEO Ken Melani, M.D. (The AIS Report 4/12, p. 8), but April showered the insurer with much better spirits after a positive April 17 Pennsylvania Insurance Department hearing regarding its proposed affiliation with West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS).
And in a separate development, Highmark and the University of Pittsburgh Medican Center (UPMC) on May 2 reached agreement on a longstanding contract dispute.
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