UPMC Won’t Require Prepayment From Some Highmark Patients Once Consent Decrees Expire

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — UPMC will not require some Highmark patients to pay in advance for services once the consent decrees between the two health care providers expire.
The consent decrees are set to expire on June 30. UPMC originally wanted Highmark’s Medicare Advantage members to pay for treatments up front after that deadline, starting in July.
UPMC has decided against that decision.
UPMC also said in a release Wednesday that it will accept direct payment from Highmark patients for