Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, nor was a specific duration of the contract. Patients that have Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield plans will now have in-network access to St. Clair Hospital and its outpatient centers.
Highmark and 328-bed, independently operated St. Clair Hospital have been in contract negotiations since February, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
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