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Highmark Health Plans reports Q1 loss as health care costs surge, impacting overall results

Highmark Health Plans reports Q1 loss as health care costs surge, impacting overall results Highmark Health’s revenue rose to $8 billion in the first quarter and subsidiary Allegheny Health Network turned in a stronger performance but saw sharply lower net and operating income and a loss for Highmark Health Plans amid another challenging quarter for the health care industry. (Image by Christopher Klein from Pixabay)

PITTSBURGH — Highmark Health’s revenue rose to $8 billion in the first quarter and subsidiary Allegheny Health Network turned in a stronger performance but saw sharply lower net and operating income and a loss for Highmark Health Plans amid another challenging quarter for the health care industry.

The Pittsburgh-based health care organization’s $8 billion in revenue for the first three months of 2025 was higher than its $7.3 billion in the same period a year ago. But its net income, weighed down by a challenging environment for the insurance industry, fell to $13 million in the quarter compared to $194 million a year ago. Its operating income was $15 million, down from $84 million a year ago.

Highmark Health Plans, which includes the Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware and New York, had $6.1 billion in operating revenue for the quarter. That compared to $5 billion in the same period a year ago. But the operating loss of $9 million in the quarter ended March 31 compared to an operating gain of $80 million a year ago.

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