Friday, November 01, 2024
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (November 1, 2024) — Highmark today announced its Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance products in Northeastern 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 than 20,000 Northeastern Pennsylvanians trust Highmark for their ACA health insurance coverage,” 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
In Northeastern Pennsylvania, my Priority Blue Flex PPO ACA plans provide broad access to doctors and hospitals across the region and across the country. Through the BlueCard® program, Highmark plans include in-network coverage for services received from 97 percent of hospitals and over 2 million providers nationwide, including facilities in 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 Cross Blue Shield
Highmark Inc., doing business as Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, serves approximately 2.6 million members through the company’s health care benefits business and hundreds of thousands of additional members through the BlueCard® program. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is the market leader in commercial market share, and through its affiliated Blue companies has strong Medicare Advantage market share as well. 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. In western Pennsylvania, its unaided brand awareness, brand preference and overall brand rating are significantly higher than its closest competitor. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield employs approximately 4,500 people in western, north central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield’s total economic impact throughout Pennsylvania is more than $16 billion. Highmark Blue Cross 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
Anthony Matrisciano
Highmark Health
570-574-0050
Anthony.Matrisciano@highmarkhealth.org
