1872 Independence Blue Cross; community rated basic Blue Cross hospital adjustment (8-P-05); rate filing

Independence Blue Cross; Community Rated Basic Blue Cross Hospital Adjustment (8-P-05); Rate Filing

[35 Pa.B. 5590]

   On September 21, 2005, Independence Blue Cross filed for an increase in its community rated Basic Blue Cross hospital rates in its five-county Southeastern Pennsylvania service area. The proposed 50.8% increase will affect 1,300 contracts and generate an additional $644,000 annually. The requested effective date of this change is January 1, 2006.

   A copy of the filing is available on the Insurance Department's (Department) website at www.ins. state.pa.us. Under the Quick Links section, click on the link ''Rate Filings Published in the PA Bulletin.''

   Copies of the filing are also available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal working hours at the Department's regional office in Harrisburg.

   Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to James Laverty, Actuary, Insurance Department, Insurance Product Regulation and Market Enforcement, Room 1311, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, [e-mail], within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1872. Filed for public inspection October 7, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]