drugs, arbitrators ordered Highmark to pay $188 million. In 2014, a gay couple criticized Highmark for not providing family coverage to same-sex couples under the Affordable Care Act. Highmark later reversed their policy. In January 2020, the company earned distinction as "Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality" from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, receiving a perfect score of 100 points in the national Corporate Equality Index. In 2021, Highmark acquired HealthNow, which operated BlueCross BlueShield in Western New York and Northeastern New York. Organizational structure Highmark Inc. has several wholly owned for-profit subsidiaries: United Concordia Companies, Inc., a dental insurer; Davis Vision, a provider of managed care vision benefits; Visionworks of America, a vision retail provider offering frames, lens and accessories; and HM Insurance Group, a reinsurer providing stop-loss, limited benefit medical plans, worksite, life, disability, and administrative services. Highmark Health Plan aka Highmark Inc Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (Western PA) Highmark Blue Shield (Central PA) Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware Highmark Health Options (Delaware) Allegheny Health Network Allegheny General Hospital Allegheny Valley Hospital Canonsburg Hospital Forbes Regional Hospital Grove City Medical Center Jefferson Hospital Saint Vincent Hospital Western Pennsylvania Hospital Westfield (NY) Memorial Hospital Wexford Hospital Diversified Businesses United Concordia (Dental) HM Insurance Group (Health-related Insurance) HM Health Solutions (IT Services) The Highmark Foundation HM Home and Community Services References External links Blue Cross Blue Shield HM Health Solutions American companies established in 1977 Health care companies established in 1977 Financial services companies established in 1977 Privately held companies based in Pennsylvania Health care companies based in Pennsylvania Healthcare in Pittsburgh Health insurance in the United States Companies based in Pittsburgh Members of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association 1977 establishments in Pennsylvania Medical and health organizations based in Pennsylvania