1041 Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Blue Shield; major medical community rated group program rate increase; filing no. 354-MMCG-5/98

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Blue Shield; Major Medical Community Rated Group Program Rate Increase; Filing No. 354-MMCG-5/98

[28 Pa.B. 2991]

   Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Blue Shield submitted a filing requesting the Insurance Department's approval to increase the monthly rates by 25.23% for the Major Medical Community Rated Group Program for an effective date of October 1, 1998.

   The rate increase will affect about 18,800 contract-holders and will produce an estimated additional annual income of $3.66 million.

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

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

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-1041. Filed for public inspection June 26, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]