April 26, 2013
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on Thursday blasted Highmark Inc.'s bid for sanctions in UPMC's antitrust suit over the health insurer's plans to acquire West Penn Allegheny Health Systems, saying its suit was legitimate and based on "overwhelming" evidence.
April 19, 2013
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday put discovery on hold in an antitrust challenge to insurer Highmark Inc.'s proposed affiliation with West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc., days after West Penn said the deal's imminent completion would end most of the suit's claims.
April 16, 2013
West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc. asked a Pennsylvania federal judge Monday to stay discovery in an antitrust suit challenging its $1.6 billion sale to insurer Highmark Inc., saying the imminent completion of the deal would put an end to the suit.
April 05, 2013
Highmark Inc. asked a Pennsylvania federal court Thursday to sanction the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for launching what Highmark claims is a sham antitrust suit claiming it conspired to acquire West Penn Allegheny Health Systems to monopolize the local health care market and shut out UPMC.
October 15, 2012
West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc. on Friday moved to dismiss allegations it conspired with would-be acquirer Highmark Inc. to shut out University of Pittsburgh Medical Center from the western Pennsylvania health care market, lambasting UPMC for concocting a "fairy-tale conspiracy" against its rival.
October 12, 2012
In a letter from senior Highmark Inc. officials on Friday, the insurer sought to rekindle a merger with West Penn Allegheny Health System two weeks after a $475 million deal fell through following claims from West Penn that Highmark had violated a joint affiliation agreement between the two.
August 28, 2012
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and insurer Highmark Inc. have agreed to an 18-month contract extension to ensure policyholders have continued access to the hospital amid its antitrust challenge to the insurer's merger with a rival system, according to state records released Tuesday.
August 27, 2012
West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc. lashed out at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on Friday, claiming an antitrust suit lodged in May over its pending $475 million merger with insurer Highmark Inc. was designed only to protect UPMC's own monopoly of the western Pennsylvania health care market.