Highmark Blue Shield; Medically Underwritten Direct Pay PPO (Central Region); Rate Filing [41 Pa.B. 2503]
[Saturday, May 14, 2011]On April 26, 2011, Highmark Blue Shield submitted a rate filing (No. 1A-BSMUPPO-11-HBS) to adjust the rates for the medically underwritten Direct Pay PPO Plan in the Central Pennsylvania Region. This filing requests an average rate change of 3.9% or $13.43 per contract per month and will affect approximately 6,500 contract holders. The requested increase will produce additional premium income of $1.04 million annually. The requested effective date of the change is October 1, 2011.
Unless formal administrative action is taken prior to July 27, 2011, 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.insurance. pa.gov. Under the tab ''How to Find . . .'' click on the link ''View Current Rate Filings.''
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 e-mail 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.
MICHAEL F. CONSEDINE,
Insurance Commissioner[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-830. Filed for public inspection May 13, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]
