Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania residents can enroll in any one of the 45 affordable Individual health plans offered. There are 2 insurance carriers that offer inexpensive Individual health plans in Pittsburgh. Of these, the companies that offer the largest variety of plans to choose from are UPMC Health Plan and Highmark. There are 5 Bronze plans, 23 Silver plans, 7 Gold plans and 4 Plantium plans available in Pittsburgh.
For those who would like to visit doctors outside of their networks, choose one of the 13 Individual plans that participate in Preferred Provider Organization(PPO). You can enroll in one of the 10 Health Maintenance Organization(HMO) plan if you want if lower costs are most important and you don't mind using a Primary Care Physician (PCP). The lowest deductible Individual health plan is the UPMC Advantage Silver $0/$50 - Partner Network plan from UPMC Health Plan, at a $318.66 monthly cost to you.
Health plans are available at lower cost to you if you are eligible for premium tax credit. With 10 plans that offer Health Maintenance Organization(HMO) and 13 Preferred Provider Organization(PPO) plans, UPMC Health Plan has the largest selection of Individual plans for residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In Pittsburgh, Highmark is the insurance carrier with the largest network of practitioners with 376 doctors to choose from. UPMC Health Plan comes in second with 157. Need to see a specialist? There are many specialists in Pittsburgh that accept Individual health plans, including 113 internal medicine specialists, 95 dentists, and 77 physicians that are a physical therapist who accept Individual health plans.
