Highmark Blue Shield is now in Southeastern Pennsylvania
Highmark Blue Shield plans to offer customers located in Southeastern Pennsylvania a full suite of health insurance products and solutions including Medicare Advantage, Medicaid dual eligible, Individual Affordable Care Act, Small Group Affordable Care Act, Large Group Fully Insured, Large Group Self-Insured across 2024 and 2025, subject to regulatory filings.
Dan Tropeano has been named the organization’s first ever Southeastern Pennsylvania segment president, a major milestone as Highmark plans to strengthen its statewide presence and community-focused service by offering a wide range of health insurance solutions in Southeastern Pennsylvania starting in 2024.
About Southeastern Pennsylvania
Highmark Health has a long and successful history in Southeastern Pennsylvania through its diverse portfolio of businesses, including United Concordia Dental, HM Insurance Group, the Federal Employee Program, and Medicaid.
Highmark Blue Shield has historically been a statewide company and the only Blue Shield licensee in Pennsylvania. The continued evolution of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association provides a unique opportunity for Highmark to enter into new markets and expand its presence in the markets where it already operates.
About Highmark Blue Shield
Highmark Inc., doing business as Highmark Blue Shield, serves approximately 1.1 million members through the company’s health care benefits business and hundreds of thousands of additional individuals through the BlueCard® program. Highmark Blue Shield has significant commercial market share and strong Medicare Advantage membership [through certain of its affiliated Blue companies] as well. Through its affiliated Blue companies, all of Highmark's Medicare Advantage plans in Pennsylvania achieved the highest possible quality rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - 5 out of a possible 5 Stars. Highmark Blue Shield employs approximately 3,500 people in central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley, serving as a key economic driver in the region. Highmark Blue Shield’s total economic impact throughout central Pennsylvania is more than $1.2 billion. Highmark Blue Shield is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. For more information, visit www.highmark.com.
