Keystone Health Plan East; Base Rate Filing; Rate Filing [38 Pa.B. 6829]
[Saturday, December 13, 2008]On November 19, 2008, Keystone Health Plan East submitted a rate filing to increase the base rates of its HMO Group product, for employers groups with less than 100 enrolled employees. The filing requests an average increase of 10.55%. This filing will affect approximately 145,046 contracts and produce additional premium income of about $80 per contract per month or $140,124,000 annually. The requested effective date of the change is April 1, 2009.
Unless formal administrative action is taken prior to February 26, 2009, the subject filing may be deemed approved by operation of law.
A copy of the filing is available on the Insurance Department's (Department) web site at www.ins. state.pa.us. To access the filing, under ''Quick Links'' click on ''Rate Filings Published in the PA Bulletin.''
A copy of the filing is 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 or email comments, suggestions or objections to Cherri Sanders-Jones, Insurance Department, Insurance Product Regulation, 1311 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, csandersjo@state.pa.us within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
JOEL SCOTT ARIO,
Insurance Commissioner[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-2270. Filed for public inspection December 12, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]
