Friday, November 01, 2024
Camp Hill, Pa. (November 1, 2024) — Highmark announced its Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance products in Central Pennsylvania for 2025, offering individuals and families high-quality, low-cost and convenient health coverage options to help them be at their best.
“There’s a reason that an all-time high of more than 21 million Americans have chosen ACA health insurance plans,” says Bill Tuthill, vice president of Federal Markets for Highmark. “From young adults leaving their parents’ health coverage, to older Americans transitioning from employer-based insurance, to millions of entrepreneurs just looking for a good health plan for a good price, the ACA has a plan for every lifestyle and need.”
Thousands of Highmark members and millions of consumers nationwide have benefitted from expanded ACA subsidies that lower what they pay for their coverage. Nearly 80 percent of Highmark’s ACA members in Pennsylvania qualify for subsidies or tax credits to make their coverage more affordable, and nearly 25,000 of our Pennsylvania members are enrolled in a plan with a premium of less than $5 per month after subsidy.
“We are proud that more Central Pennsylvanians are choosing Highmark, with our ACA membership in the region nearly doubling from 25,000 in 2021 to almost 50,000 today,” says Ellen Galardy, president of Federal Business at Highmark. “We’re poised for continued growth with our health plans featuring low out-of-pocket costs, access to high-quality providers, and new solutions to make the health insurance experience better.”
2025 Individual and Family plans
Highmark’s most popular products in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley are my Direct Blue EPO and my Direct Blue Lehigh Valley EPO which, through partnerships with major health systems — including Lancaster General Health, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Penn State Health and WellSpan Health — provide high-quality, affordable plans to our members.
Rounding out the portfolio in all 21 counties in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley is my Blue Access PPO. Recognizing that an increasing number of ACA members want it all in their health plan, Highmark built my Blue Access PPO to provide in-network access to all hospitals in in Central PA and the Lehigh Valley. my Direct Blue EPO, my Direct Blue Lehigh Valley EPO, and my Blue Access PPO all offer access to 97 percent of hospitals and over 2 million providers nationwide through the BlueCard® program, including facilities in Maryland, New York, and New Jersey.
While the open enrollment period runs through January 15, consumers must enroll by December 15 for coverage that starts on January 1. For more information on Highmark’s 2025 ACA health insurance products, visit Highmark.com or call 833-606-1039.
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 quality ratings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of at least 4.5 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.
For more information, contact
Leilyn Perri
Highmark Health
717-302-4243
Leilyn.perri@highmarkhealth.org
