UPMC, Highmark collide in Supreme Court
Attorneys with the state attorney general's office and those representing Highmark argued that the ruling should stand.
Tuesday's proceeding, held in the
The first sentence in the "vulnerable populations" paragraph mentions
Representing
He also argued the consent decrees were not written "as an irrevocable five-year contract" that would imply Highmark subscribers "are owned by Highmark" and unable to consider signing up for competing plans. He maintained that, under the decree provision, "We always had the right to non-renew."
Chief Deputy Attorney General
"To say people who participate in
Rather than isolating one sentence in the "vulnerable populations" provision, "They are all part of a single paragraph and they should be read together,"
As long as the Commonwealth Court ruling stands, Highmark's
Should the
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