2049 Inter-County Hospital Plan, Inc.; rate increase for community-rated 65-select plans (hospital); rate filing no. MG hospital 0903

Inter-County Hospital Plan, Inc.; Rate Increase for Community-Rated 65-Select Plans (Hospital); Rate Filing No. MG Hospital 0903

[33 Pa.B. 5265]

   Inter-County Hospital Plan, Inc. requests rate increase for its 65-Select (Hospital) plans:

Proposed Monthly 65-Select Rates (Hospital)

	Plan A	Plan B	Plan C	Plan D	Plan E	Plan H
New entrants at first eligibility	$33.35	$50.30	$65.00	$65.70	$69.35	$146.20
Disableds at first eligibility
Other entrants 65--69 years of age	$33.35	$50.30	$65.00	$65.70	$69.35	$146.20
Other entrants 70--79 years of age	$38.65	$58.35	$75.40	$76.25	$80.45	$169.60
Other entrants over 79 years of age and disableds who do not enroll at first eligibility	$43.35	$65.40	$84.50	$85.45	$90.15	$190.10

   These proposed new rates represent an overall increase of 14.7% and will increase annual income by approximately $360,000. The rate adjustments will affect approximately 3,000 subscribers. An effective date of January 1, 2004, is requested.

   Copies of the filing will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal working hours at the Insurance Department's regional offices in Harrisburg.

   Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Bharat Patel, Actuary, Life and Health Actuaries, Insurance Department, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120 within 30 days after the publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-2049. Filed for public inspection October 17, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]