Company Information Company History: Highmark's predecessors, Pennsylvania Blue Shield and the Blue Cross plan in Western Pennsylvania, were founded in the 1930's. In 1996, they were consolidated to create one of the largest health insurance companies in the U.S.
Highmark Inc. (which in 2007 announced plans to merge with Independence) offers Blue Cross and Blue Shield coverages to about 4 million people in central and western Pennsylvania as well as in the Lehigh valley. It also operates in other areas of Pennsylvania through p ...
Comments "We had a small business policy and they "doubled" our rates in 05. We had been paying them for 30 years for our policy, first personal than a small business policy.
We feel that their underwritting is unfair. They will turn you down for taking a low cost common prescription and then want to sell you a policy with a huge premium." 2008-08-09 13:30:53 EST