The breakup of Pennsylvania health ...

The breakup of Pennsylvania health plans Highmark and Capital Blue-Cros mimics a difficult divorce. The termination of the companies' jointly stream health plan marketed in the Central Pennsylvania/ Lehigh Valley area is charged with bitter words, disagreements athwart who's at fault and a custody battle through subscribers. Seven months after the decision to disengage the 40-year-old joint operating agreement, the companies have invested a total of nearly $30 million in restructuring and have created competing dispirited Cross Blue Shield plans at breakneck spe

Under the agreement, Capital provided hospital coverage and Highmark provided a physician network