Highmark, UPMC Reach Transition AgreementTransition Agreement • July 1st, 2014
Contract Type FiledJuly 1st, 2014Highmark and UPMC reached a comprehensive agreement on how and where patients can receive health care after the contract between the two organizations expires on January 1, 2015. The agreement is not a contract extension. The five-year accord provides continued in- network access under certain conditions for some Highmark members to all UPMC providers, to some UPMC providers under limited conditions and a limited number of providers for most covered medical conditions. The agreement was filed with Commonwealth Court as part of a Consent Decree. The agreement was announced last Friday by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and Attorney General Kathleen Kane.