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is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message highmark inc. type private industry healthcare insurance founded june 22 1977 1 headquarters fifth avenue place pittsburgh pennsylvania key people david holmberg president & ceo j. robert baum board of directors products health insurance revenue 14.78 billion 2011 usd number of employees 19 500 2012 website www.highmark.com highmark s headquarters at penn avenue and fifth avenue in pittsburgh pennsylvania highmark is a private healthcare company based in pittsburgh pennsylvania united states . it is the largest health insurer in pennsylvania and through a purchase in 1996 the largest health insurer in west virginia and also later delaware . as highmark blue cross blue shield it primarily serves the 29 counties of western pennsylvania . as highmark blue shield it serves 21 counties in central pennsylvania and the lehigh valley . there is also a presence in the border areas of eastern ohio and all of west virginia through its subsidiary highmark blue cross blue shield west virginia . highmark acquired the largest health insurer in northeastern pennsylvania blue cross of north east pennsylvania bcnepa in july 2015 . it is currently timeframe the largest individual not for profit health insurer in the united states which operates several for profit subsidiaries . contents 1 company history 2 organizational structure 3 references 4 external links company history edit highmark was created in 1977 and in the 1990s by the consolidation of two pennsylvania licensees of the blue cross and blue shield association pennsylvania blue shield now highmark blue shield based in suburban harrisburg and blue cross of western pennsylvania based in downtown pittsburgh now highmark blue cross blue shield . the consolidated group serves 49 of the state s 67 counties . in west virginia the company operates as highmark blue cross blue shield west virginia and in delaware it operates as highmark blue cross blue shield delaware . the new company based its head offices in downtown pittsburgh and features greatly expanded services . on march 28 2007 highmark announced it intended to consolidate with independence blue cross of philadelphia . the combination of the 2 insurers would have created a new company with over 18 000 employees dual headquarters in both pittsburgh and philadelphia and an economic impact of over 4 billion throughout the commonwealth of pennsylvania . on january 22 2009 highmark and independence blue cross withdrew their applications to consolidate due to the unacceptability of conditions that the pennsylvania insurance department was going to place upon the merger to give up either of their well known blue cross or blue shield trademarks . 1 in 2011 the company announced it would buy the financially troubled west penn allegheny health system wpahs for about 500 million . organizational structure edit highmark inc. has several wholly owned for profit subsidiaries united concordia companies inc. a dental insurer ; davis vision a provider of managed care vision benefits ; visionworks of america a vision retail provider offering frames lens and accessories ; and hm insurance group a reinsurer providing stop loss limited benefit medical plans worksite life disability and administrative services . highmark health services highmark blue cross blue shield western pa highmark blue shield central pa highmark blue cross blue shield west virginia highmark blue cross blue shield delaware allegheny health network allegheny general hospital allegheny valley hospital canonsburg general hospital forbes regional hospital jefferson regional medical center saint vincent hospital western pennsylvania hospital diversified businesses united concordia dental davis vision vision visionworks of america vision hm insurance group health related insurance hm health solutions it services the highmark foundation references edit bill toland 22 january 2009 . health giants halt merger . pittsburgh post gazette . pg publishing co. inc. retrieved 18 december 2014 . pittsburgh portal external links edit official website blue cross blue shield hm health solutions v t e pittsburgh history timeline culture dialect media neighborhoods notable people skyscrapers government airport conventions city hall courthouse mayor council events intergov police d.a. sheriff fire libraries transit education port regional economy allegheny conference duquesne club chamber of commerce economic club hyp club stock exchange fortune 500 headquarters us steel pnc ppg heinz mylan wesco consol dick s allegheny technologies forbes largest 84 lumber giant eagle other headquarters american bridge american eagle ampco ansys armstrong black box calgon carbon chemadvisor 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