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About Highmark, Inc.

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Highmark is a health insurance company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the largest health insurer in Pennsylvania. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield primarily serves the 29 counties of Western Pennsylvania. Highmark Blue Shield primarily serves the 21 counties of Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley as a full-service health plan. Highmark is currently one of the largest not-for-profit health insurers in the United States.
 
Highmark was created in 1996 by the consolidation of two Pennsylvania licensees of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Pennsylvania Blue Shield (now Highmark Blue Shield) based in suburban Harrisburg, and Veritus, a Blue Cross plan in Western Pennsylvania (now Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield). The consolidated group now serves 49 of the state's 67 counties. In West Virginia, the corporation took over the former Mountain State Blue Cross/Blue Shield. The new company based its head offices in Downtown Pittsburgh and features greatly expanded services.

Highmark is most notably mentioned for its Healthy High 5 Initiative a pledge by Highmark of $100 million to help combat childhood obesity, and enable more individuals to live longer, healthier lives.

Highmark has consistently contributed charitably to organizations throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Highmark awarded a $25 million pledge to the Penn State University so a new children's hospital can be built in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

® Highmark is registered mark of Highmark Inc.
 
Highmark is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and association of Independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans. 

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