700 Highmark Inc.; adjustment to PremierBlue fee schedule allowances based on site of service; filing no. 98100000

Rate Filing; Highmark Inc.; Adjustment to PremierBlue Fee Schedule Allowances Based on Site of Service; Filing No. 98100000

[28 Pa.B. 2099]

   By Filing No. 98100000, Highmark Inc. proposes a 15% reduction in PremierBlue Fee Schedule allowances for certain services when performed in a hospital or facility setting. The impact of this proposed change is a potential 1.12% reduction in claims costs.

   Copies of the filing are available for public inspection during normal working hours, by appointment, at the Insurance Department's Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Erie and Philadelphia Regional Offices.

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

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-700. Filed for public inspection May 1, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]