Keystone Health Plan Central; Base Rates; Rate Filing [34 Pa.B. 3209] Keystone Health Plan Central requests, with filing no. 04-A, approval to revise its base rates with proposed effective dates of October 1, 2004, through December 31, 2005.
The requested rate changes for the three service areas ranges as follows based on the quarter:
Lehigh Valley 27.10% to 33.48% Harrisburg 22.75% to 28.92% Northern Tier 20.91% to 26.98% With this filing, Keystone Health Plan Central will combine its three service areas into one and make other changes to make a seamless offering of the HMO product with other Capital Blue Cross products. In addition, age/sex rating would be by contract holder instead of member and Demographic rating would change from sizes 51 and higher down to groups of size 2.
The filing will impact approximately 96,000 members and generate additional revenue amounting to $50.7 million annually.
A copy of the filing is available on the Insurance Department's (Department) website: www.ins.state.pa.us. To access the filing, select ''Consumer Information'' on the left side. Under ''General Information,'' click on ''Notices.'' The pdf copy is at the ''Filing.pdf'' link following the name of the filing.
Copies of the filing are available for public inspection during normal working hours, by appointment, at the Department's regional office in Harrisburg.
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Rashmi Mathur, Actuary, Bureau of Accident and Health Insurance, Insurance Department, 1311 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120 within 15 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
M. DIANE KOKEN,
Insurance Commissioner[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-1088. Filed for public inspection June 18, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
