Friday, November 01, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (November 1, 2024) — Highmark announced its Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance products in Southeastern 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.
“Highmark began offering southeastern Pennsylvanians ACA insurance coverage for the first time last year, and we’re proud to now serve more than 5,000 ACA members in the five-county region,” says Ellen Galardy, president of Federal Business at Highmark. “Our ACA enrollment has exceeded expectations, and we’re poised for continued growth with our health plans featuring low out-of-pocket costs, access to all major providers in the region, and new solutions to make the health insurance experience better.”
2025 Individual and Family plans
Highmark will offer broad-network my Blue Access PPO ACA products in the five Southeastern Pennsylvania counties for 2025. In total, consumers in these counties will have 16 plan options from Highmark to choose from, including 5 that include adult dental and vision benefits, in additional to robust medical and pharmacy benefits. My Blue Access PPO includes in-network access to Highmark’s broadest local provider network as well as access to 97 percent of hospitals and over 2 million providers nationwide through the BlueCard® program.
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 — the only statewide Blues plan, and the 4th largest in the US — protects Pennsylvania individuals and families with a range of high-quality, affordable and reliable health insurance solutions. As the only Blue Shield licensee in Pennsylvania, Highmark Blue Shield has a long and successful history of delivering remarkable experiences in Southeastern Pennsylvania through the Federal Employee Program. Highmark Blue Shield earned a Brand Excellence Award from the national Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, in recognition of its efforts in building brand strength and providing superior customer service, solid financial performance and enrollment growth. Highmark is also annually recognized as a "Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality" from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" through the Disability Equality Index® a leading national benchmark established jointly by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN. 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
Denee Crumrine
Highmark Health
302-421-2448
Denee.crumrine@highmarkhealth.org
