Health Net of Pennsylvania, Inc.; Lackawanna/Luzerne Service Area; Rate Filing [32 Pa.B. 5147] On October 1, 2002, Health Net of Pennsylvania, Inc. submitted a rate filing (No. A63922002) for the Lackawanna/Luzerne service area requesting approval of medical rate increases ranging from 7.04% to 9.68% to be effective January 1, 2003. The proposed pharmacy rate increase ranges from 29.55% to 220.33%. The combined rate increase for medical and pharmacy ranges from 9.18% to 29.69%. Approximately 34,635 members will be impacted. The proposed increase will produce additional revenue of $3.8 million for medical and $5.9 million for pharmacy.
Copies of the filing are available for public inspection during normal working hours, by appointment, at the Insurance Department's regional offices in Harrisburg and Philadelphia, PA.
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Cherri Sanders-Jones, Actuary, Bureau of Accident and Health Insurance, Insurance Department, 1311 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
M. DIANE KOKEN,
Insurance Commissioner[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-1799. Filed for public inspection October 11, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
