Contact (UPMC Health Plan):
Gina Pferdehirt
Director, Public Relations & Community Relations
UPMC Health Plan
412-454-4953
pferdehirtgm@upmc.edu
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Contact (UPMC Health Plan): Gina Pferdehirt |
PITTSBURGH (March 24, 2015) – UPMC Health Plan has retained its financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) from A.M. Best, the world’s oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source.
The A- (Excellent) rating, with a stable outlook, applies to UPMC Health Plan (HMO and commercial plans) and its affiliates, UPMC Health Network (PPO products), UPMC for You (Medicaid), and Community Care Behavioral Health Organization.
The ratings are a reflection of what A.M. Best described as UPMC Health Plan’s “strategic role” as the managed care affiliate of UPMC, a fully integrated health care delivery system that “is formed around one of the nation’s premier academic medical centers.”
“UPMC Health Plan(s) continues to demonstrate solid consolidated underwriting and net income, supplemented by expansion of its geographic footprint outside of its core market of western Pennsylvania,” A.M. Best said in announcing the ratings. The rating service also cited UPMC Health Plan’s “strong membership and premium growth” across its diversified business lines.
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About UPMC Health Plan
UPMC Health Plan, the second-largest health insurer in western Pennsylvania, is owned by UPMC, an integrated global health enterprise. The integrated partner companies of the UPMC Insurance Services Division – which includes UPMC Health Plan, UPMC WorkPartners, LifeSolutions (EAP), UPMC for You (Medical Assistance), and Community Care Behavioral Health – offer a full range of group health insurance, Medicare, Special Needs, CHIP, Medical Assistance, behavioral health, employee assistance, and workers' compensation products and services to nearly 2.5 million members. Our local provider network includes UPMC as well as community providers, totaling more than 125 hospitals and more than 11,500 physicians throughout Pennsylvania and parts of Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland. For more information, visit www.upmchealthplan.com.