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Dr. Maria Guyette Discusses Heart Health with Gary Sutton from WSBA

Dr. Maria Guyette Interviewed about Heart Health on the Kristen Hagopian Show

Dr. Kalpana Char on Heart Health with Doug Herendeen from WRTA

Dr. Barbara Kevish Discusses Heart Health Month With Ryan Gorman on iHeartRadio

Dr. Maria Guyette Interviewed by Lowman Henry on Lincoln Radio Journal on Heart Health

Dr. Nick DeGregorio discusses cardiovascular health, disease, risk factors and cultural differences on WKOK Sunrise

Ray Prushnok Interviewed by KDKA Radio's Rick Dayton on the UPMC's Center for Social Impact, The Heinz Endowments and The Henry Hill Foundation Affordable Housing Initiative

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UPMC Western Behavioral Health of the Alleghenies Among 5 Blair County Organizations Recognized as Trauma-Informed Care Centers

UPMC for Life Announces 2026 Benefits for Its Medicare Advantage Plans

UPMC Insurance Services Division Products Earn High Ratings from NCQA

J.D. Power Ranks UPMC for Life #1 in Member Satisfaction Among Medicare Advantage Plans in Pennsylvania

UPMC Health Plan and Community Partners Celebrate New UPMC Health Plan Neighborhood Center in Erie

UPMC Health Plan Welcomes Dr. Christina Barrington as Chief Pharmacy Officer

Business Group on Health Recognizes UPMC and UPMC Health Plan for Commitment to Employee Well-Being

Students Use Art to Unmask Emotions in Schuylkill County Schools

UPMC Health Plan Wins 7 Stevie Awards for 2025

Ethisphere Names UPMC as One of the World's Most Ethical Companies® for the 7th Time

Andrew Yohe Named President and CEO of Workpartners

UPMC Health Plan Welcomes Chester Ho, MD, as Chief Medical Officer

UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care Awarded $1.75M Grant to Address Behavioral Health Among Perinatal Individuals in Chautauqua County, NY

U.S. News & World Report Names UPMC for Life a "Best Insurance Company for Medicare Advantage" in Pennsylvania for 2025

UPMC Health Plan 2025 Marketplace Plans Continue to Focus on Affordability

UPMC Health Plan Launches Season 4's 'Good Health, Better World' Podcast with a Focus on Healthy Aging

UPMC and UPMC Health Plan Both Named a 'Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion' by Disability Equality Index

Partner4Work and UPMC Health Plan Receive Federal ARC Funding to Support Behavioral Health Workforce

UPMC for Life Offers Two $0 Premium Medicare Plans for Veterans & Expands UPMC for Life PPO Salute to Philadelphia Region

UPMC for Life Announces 2025 Benefits for Its Medicare Advantage Plans, Launches New PPO Essential Care RX Option

UPMC Health Plan Earns High Ratings from NCQA

For the Second Year in a Row, J.D. Power Ranks UPMC for Life #1 in Customer Satisfaction Among Medicare Advantage Plans in Pennsylvania

UPMC for Life Launches Two-Year Giant Eagle Mobile Market Initiative to Provide Weekly Access to Fresh Food in Underserved Allegheny County Communities

J.D. Power Recognizes UPMC Health Plan as #1 in Member Satisfaction Among Commercial Plans

UPMC Health Plan & Community Care Behavioral Health Organization Score 100% in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023–2024 Corporate Equality Index

UPMC Health Plan Wins 10 Stevie Awards, Including a Grand Stevie for Customer Service and Sales Excellence

National Business Group on Health Honors UPMC & UPMC Health Plan with 'Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-Being Award'

UPMC Health Plan's President of State Programs Brendan Harris Recognized as one of Modern Healthcare's 2024 Innovators

Study Reveals Positive Outcomes of Pharmacy Care Management Service for Medically Complex Medicare Advantage Members

New Online Tool Connects UPMC Health Plan Members with Providers Trained to Serve the Unique Needs of LGBTQIA+ Populations

Voices for Independence/TRPIL Community Center Opens Newly Renovated Space to Support Individuals with Disabilities

Fitzgerald Announces UPMC, UPMC Health Plan, Partner4Work Collaboration

U.S. News & World Report Names UPMC for Life One of the "Best Insurance Companies for Medicare Advantage" for 2024

UPMC Health Plan 2024 Marketplace Offerings Include New UPMC First Care Option with $0 Copays for Many First Doctor Visits

UPMC Health Plan & Postindustrial Launch Season 3 'Good Health, Better World' Podcast Focused on Women's Health

UPMC for Life Plans Earn Excellent 5 Out-of-5 Star Rating from Medicare

UPMC for Life Offers Medicare Plan Created by Military Veterans for Military Veterans

UPMC for Life Announces New Benefits for Medicare Plans for 2024 with No Premium Increases

UPMC Health Plan Earns High Ratings from NCQA for 2023

UPMC for You and PA Pharmacists Care Network Partnership Expands: Medicaid Members Now Receive Diabetes and Social Determinants-Related Services in Community Pharmacies

UPMC for Life Earns J.D. Power 2023 Highest Member Satisfaction Award in Pennsylvania

UPMC Health Plan Hires Senior Vice President and Chief Risk, Compliance, and Ethics Officer

UPMC Health Plan Announces Program to Provide Mental Health Support for Medicaid Members in Local Salons and Barbershops

UPMC Health Plan Wins 13 Stevie Awards, Including a Grand Stevie Award for Customer Service and Sales Excellence

Business Group on Health Honors UPMC and UPMC Health Plan with Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-Being Award

UPMC Health Plan to Help Medicaid Members Impacted by End of 'Continuous Coverage' Requirements by 'Meeting Them Where They Are'

UPMC for You Partners with Fabric Health to Offer Community-Based Health Supports in Local Laundromats

PA 211 & UPMC for You's Resource Navigation Hub Helps Medicaid Members Access Community-Based Resources to Address Health Inequity

New $11 Million Loan Pool to Preserve Affordable Housing in Pittsburgh

UPMC Health Plan and Benefits Data Trust Partnership Connects Over 2,250 Pennsylvanians to Over $7 Million in Additional Benefits

UPMC for Life Medicare Members Can Better Navigate Health Plan Tools with Help from New UPMC Health Plan Tech Guides

UPMC for Kids CHIP Plan Adds 7 PA Counties to its Service Area

UPMC Health Plan Opens New Neighborhood Center in the East End

UPMC for Life offers Medicare Advantage plans tailored to meet the needs of veterans

UPMC Health Plan Creates Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Audio Story in Partnership with Fred Rogers Productions

UPMC Health Plan Diversity & Inclusion Council Launches Diversity Book Drive

UPMC Health Plan Diversity & Inclusion Council Launches Diversity Book Drive in Erie

UPMC Health Plan Diversity & Inclusion Council Launches Diversity Book Drive in Harrisburg

UPMC Health Plan Diversity & Inclusion Council Launches Diversity Book Drive in Philadelphia

U.S. News & World Report Names UPMC for Life One of the "Best Insurance Companies for Medicare Advantage" for 2023

UPMC Health Plan Again Offers Lowest-Cost Marketplace Plans in Western PA with Full In-Network Access to UPMC Doctors and Hospitals

UPMC for Life has the BEST quality Medicare Advantage plans in PA!

UPMC for Life Announces New Benefits for Medicare Plans for 2023 (Western PA)

UPMC for Life Announces New Benefits for Medicare Plans for 2023 (Central PA)

UPMC for You Medicaid Plan Earns Coveted NCQA Health Equity Accreditation & Health Equity Accreditation Plus Designations

UPMC Health Plan and Postindustrial Launch Season Two of the "Good Health, Better World" Podcast

UPMC Health Plan Launches "Health Break" Podcast for Members

Workpartners® Names Pat Kalnas Vice President Business Development, Sales & Marketing

UPMC Health Plan Names Rachelle Graham Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Workpartners® Announces Major Florida Expansion of Workers' Compensation Services

Williamsport: UPMC for Life Marks 15th Year as Sponsor of National Senior Health & Fitness Day® on Wednesday, May 25

Pittsburgh: UPMC for Life Marks 15th Year as Sponsor of National Senior Health & Fitness Day® on Wednesday, May 25

Erie: UPMC for Life Marks 15th Year as Sponsor of National Senior Health & Fitness Day® on Wednesday, May 25

Altoona: UPMC for Life Marks 15th Year as Sponsor of National Senior Health & Fitness Day® on Wednesday, May 25

UPMC for Life Launches Drug Disposal Initiative for Medicare Advantage Members

Upgraded Workpartners' O|BI People Analytics Tool Offers Unprecedented Opportunities for Employers to Fully Integrate Employee Health Management Data & Planning

UPMC and UPMC Health Plan Receive Business Group on Health's "Best Employers Award for Excellence in Health & Well-being"

UPMC for Life Applauds CMS Announcement to Pay for COVID Tests for MA Members

UPMC Health Plan Announces Key Support for "Concert for Peace" to Benefit Ukrainian War Refugees

UPMC Health Plan Earns 12 Prestigious Stevie Awards for Outstanding Member Service & Sales Support

NCQA Launches Pilot for New Program Health Equity Accreditation Plus

UPMC Health Plan Issues Tools for Eligible COVID-19 Test Reimbursement

UPMC Health Plan Offers Lowest Cost Marketplace Plans in 17 Western PA Counties with Full In-Network Access to UPMC Hospitals and Doctors

Workpartners’ Employee Assistance Program Includes Critical Employer Resources to Support Workers Facing Intimate Partner Violence

UPMC for Life Stands Out as a Pennsylvania Plan Named to U.S. News & World Report's "Best Insurance Companies for Medicare Advantage" for 2022

UPMC for Life Earns Perfect 5 Out of 5 Star Rating from CMS and Respected NCQA Accreditation

UPMC for Life Offers Affordable Medicare Advantage Plans with New and Enhanced Benefits & Access to High-Quality Care and Award-Winning Member Service Across Pennsylvania

An Integrated Approach Is Key to Improving the Chance of Long-Term Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)

UPMC Health Plan Names Angela Perri as Vice President/Chief Medicare Officer

UPMC for Kids Celebrates 15th Anniversary With Charitable Giving

UPMC Health Plan Joins Vaccine Community Connectors Initiative

UPMC Health Plan Promotes Geoffrey Neimark, M.D. to Chief Medical Officer of Community Care Behavioral Health

UPMC Health Plan Launches Virtual Concierge for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant Devices

UPMC for Life Celebrates National Senior Health & Fitness Day®

UPMC Health Plan Extends Cost Waivers for In-network Telehealth and Inpatient COVID-19 Treatment Through July 20

UPMC Health Plan Earns Prestigious Governor's Achievement Award

UPMC Health Plan Recognized by J.D. Power for "An Outstanding Customer Service Experience" for Phone Support

UPMC Health Plan Welcomes Carrie Whitcher as Chief Quality Officer and Vice President of Quality Improvement and Performance

UPMC Health Plan Welcomes Amy Meister, D.O., M.R.O. as Chief Medical Health and Wellness Officer

Crystal L. Clark, MD, MPH, Joins UPMC Health Plan Center for Social Impact as Deputy Director

UPMC Health Plan Psychiatrist Promoted to Chief Medical Officer

UPMC for You and PA Pharmacists Care Network Launch New "Whole Person" Pilot to Pay Pharmacists for Expanded Services

UPMC Health Plan Sends Custom Care Packages to UPMC for Life Medicare Advantage Members

UPMC Health Plan Extends COVID-19 Relief Benefit Provisions Through April 20

UPMC Health Plan’s “Impact of Physician Referral” Publication Wins Paper of the Year Award from American Journal of Health Promotion

UPMC Health Plan Pediatrician Honored by AL DIA as a “2021 Top Doc in Medicine”

UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care Receives $3.76M PCORI Award to Improve Digital and In-Person Access to Behavioral Health Care for Moms on Medicaid

UPMC Health Plan Extends Members' Out-of-pocket Cost Waivers for In-network Telehealth Visits and Inpatient COVID-19 Treatment

UPMC and UPMC Health Plan Launch “Freedom House 2.0” to Recruit, Train and Employ First Responders from Economically Disadvantaged Communities Impacted by COVID

UPMC Health Plan and Postindustrial Launch “Good Health, Better World” Podcast

UPMC Health Plan Further Expands Its Sempre Health Partnership to Better Serve Patients With Diabetes

UPMC Health Plan CEO Diane Holder Named to National Health Care Trade Association Board of Directors

UPMC Health Plan Again Offers Lowest Cost Marketplace Plans With Full In-Network Access to UPMC

UPMC Health Plan Expands Commitment to Holistic Diabetes Wellness

UPMC for Life Offers Affordable Medicare Advantage Plans With Broad In-network Access to UPMC Doctors and Hospitals

UPMC for Life’s Special Needs Plan Offers Enhanced Benefits for the 2021 Annual Election Period

UPMC Health Plan Waives Out-of-pocket Costs for Members for In-network Telehealth Visits and Inpatient COVID-19 Treatment

UPMC Health Plan’s James Schuster, MD, MBA Appointed to Governing Board of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care Awarded $1 Million to Support Substance Use Disorder Care in Bedford and Somerset Counties

UPMC Health Plan Expands In-Network Access to St. Luke’s Health Network

As the New School Year Approaches, UPMC Health Plan Helps Parents Keep Their Kids’ Physical and Emotional Health on Track

UPMC Health Plan CEO Participates in White House Executive Roundtable on Telehealth, Touts Decades-long Commitment to Providing Telehealth Services to Members

UPMC and Achieva Partner on Hiring Initiative for People With Disabilities

UPMC Announces Patient-centered Initiative to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs for UPMC Health Plan Members

UPMC Health Plan Expands Job Training, Education, and Opportunities

Partner4Work and UPMC Health Plan join forces to forge career pathways for new Medicaid enrollees

UPMC Health Plan Extends Members’ No-cost Access to Telehealth Services

National Senior Health & Fitness Day Is Online for 2020!

UPMC Health Plan Creates Solutions to Meet the Needs of Medicare and Special Needs Populations Amid COVID-19 Response

Workpartners Launches Brain Manager, an EAP Resource Specifically Designed to Help Employees Cope During the COVID-19 Pandemic

UPMC Health Plan Waives Out-of-pocket Costs for Members for In-network, Inpatient COVID-19 Treatment

UPMC Health Plan Helps Members Through the Coronavirus Pandemic

UPMC Health Plan Removing Barriers to Coronavirus Testing

Workpartners Maintains A- (Excellent) Rating from A.M. Best

UPMC Health Plan Expands Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Plans to 16 Additional Counties in Pennsylvania

UPMC Health Plan Names April Golenor Chief Medicare Officer

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