Highlights: Highmark Health

Overview

Highmark Health is the lead company of a Pittsburgh, PA-based enterprise that employs more than 35,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country. Highmark Health is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network (AHN), and other businesses. Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide health insurance to more than 6 million members in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, and New York, as well as dental insurance and related health products through a national network of diversified businesses.

Highmark Health's other subsidiaries and affiliates include AHN, a health care delivery network that has more than 300 clinical facilities, including hospitals throughout western Pennsylvania and one in western New York; Health + Wellness Pavilions; a comprehensive research institute; ambulatory surgery centers; an employed physician organization; home- and community-based health services; a group purchasing organization; and nearly 2,600 physicians on its medical staff. Also included is HM Health Solutions Inc., an information technology business focused on meeting the information technology platform and other business needs of the Highmark Health enterprise, as well as unaffiliated health insurance plans, by providing proven business processes, expert knowledge, and integrated cloud-based platforms.

Highmark Health's vision is a world where everyone embraces health. Its mission is to create a remarkable health care experience, freeing people to be their best. Through its structure as a blended health organization, it is uniquely positioned to pioneer new models and transform the health care industry to work better now and for generations to come. The financial overview and financial performance information in this annual report demonstrate the financial strength of the enterprise, which allows it to invest to meet the needs of customers and strategically align with health industry innovators and leaders who share its focus on delivering high-quality outcomes and an exceptional customer experience.

Highmark Health and its subsidiaries and affiliates also carry forward a long legacy of giving back and reinvesting in their communities. In addition to charitable care and community giving, in 2020, more than $750 million was invested across the enterprise to support customers, providers, and communities during the pandemic.