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Highmark to Gain 1 Million Members in Major Deal

12/12/2025

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Highmark will add over 1 million members via a partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, December 11, 2025.
The deal awaits regulatory approval and would make Highmark the third-largest Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated organization in the United States.
Highmark is based in Pittsburgh and operates on the East Coast.
Blue KC is Missouri’s largest nonprofit health insurer.
Both organizations reported significant operating losses in 2023.

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Highmark will add over 1 million members via a partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, December 11, 2025.
The deal awaits regulatory approval and would make Highmark the third-largest Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated organization in the United States.
Highmark is based in Pittsburgh and operates on the East Coast.
Blue KC is Missouri’s largest nonprofit health insurer.
Both organizations reported significant operating losses in 2023.