A. Once a rate request is filed, the Commission has up to 11 months to review and make a decision. During this time, the Commission will review our costs, review relevant data and listen to public comments. With this information, they will approve rates they feel are reasonable and fair for you and Avista.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is a $67 billion integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 80,000 employees, over 30 hospitals with more than 8,000 licensed beds, 600 clinical locations including outpatient sites and doctorsâ offices, a 3.2 million-member health insurance division, as well as commercial and international ventures.
About UPMC. A $14 billion world-renowned health care provider and insurer, Pittsburgh-based UPMC is inventing new models of patient-centered, cost-effective, accountable care. UPMC provides nearly $900 million a year in benefits to its communities, including more care to the region's most vulnerable citizens than any other health care institution.