1283 Highmark Inc. d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; guaranteed issue PreferredBlue preferred provider plan; rate filing
Highmark Inc. d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; Guaranteed Issue PreferredBlue Preferred Provider Plan; Rate Filing [35 Pa.B. 3742] On June 17, 2005, the Insurance Department (Department) received from Highmark Blue Shield Filing No. 1A-GI/INGPPO-05-HBCBS for a rate increase for Guaranteed Issue PreferredBlue Preferred Provider Plan.
The company requests an overall 9.9% increase or $48.35 per contract per month on average. This will affect about 3,400 contract holders and will produce additional income of about $1.992 million annually. The requested effective date of the change is November 1, 2005.
Unless formal administrative action is taken prior to September 15, 2005, the subject filing may be deemed approved by operation of law.
A copy of the filing is available on the Department's website at www.ins.state.pa.us. Under the Quick Links section, click on the link ''Rate Filings Published in the PA Bulletin.''
Copies of the filing are 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 comments, suggestions or objections to James Sabater, Insurance Department, Insurance Product Regulation and Market Enforcement, Room 1311, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, jsabater@state.pa.us within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
M. DIANE KOKEN,
Insurance Commissioner[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1283. Filed for public inspection July 1, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
