1982 Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; BlueCard subscriber liability disclosure endorsements; group contracts; filing no. 307-BCSL-G-11/96

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; BlueCard Subscriber Liability Disclosure Endorsements; Group Contracts; Filing No. 307-BCSL-G-11/96

[26 Pa.B. 5775]

   By filing no. 307-BCSL-G-11/96, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania proposes to amend Group Contracts to include the BlueCard Program, which allows members to receive covered services from participating providers located outside of the geographic area served by the Plan and calculate the member's liability in most instances at the lower of the provider's billed charges or the negotiated rate the Plan pays the local Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield Plan. An effective date of January 1, 1997 is requested. This filing consists of nine pages.

   Copies of the filing are available for public inspection during normal working hours, by appointment, at the Insurance Department's office in Harrisburg. Please refer to Pennsylvania Insurance Department File No. 9611060001001 when referencing this filing.

   Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Richard W. Stoner, Policy Examiner, Insurance Department, Office of Rate and Policy Regulation, Bureau of Accident and Health Insurance, 1311 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

LINDA S. KAISER,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1982. Filed for public inspection November 22, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]