1360 Highmark Inc. d/b/a Pennsylvania Blue Shield; Ancillary Provider Agreement addendum; filing PBSDIA-01

Highmark Inc. d/b/a Pennsylvania Blue Shield; Ancillary Provider Agreement Addendum; Filing PBS-DIA-01

[31 Pa.B. 4032]

   On July 6, 2001, Highmark Inc. d/b/a Pennsylvania Blue Shield submitted a Renal Dialysis Provider addendum to be attached to, and made part of, the Ancillary Provider Agreement previously submitted to the Insurance Department (Department) on June 22, 2001, under Filing No. 200135. Highmark Filing No. 200135 was previously published for public comment at 31 Pa.B. 3653 (July 7, 2001).

   In this filing (PBS-DIA-01) and the previous filing (200135) submitted under section 9 of the Accident and Health Filing Reform Act (40 P. S. §§ 3801--3815), Highmark seeks approval of Ancillary Provider Agreements in order to operate as a hospital plan corporation and a professional health plan corporation under the trade name Pennsylvania Blue Shield in the 21 counties of the Capital region in South Central Pennsylvania.

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

   Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Richard Stoner, Office of Rate and Policy Regulation, 1311 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, during the 30 day comment period provided for under the previously submitted Ancillary Provider Agreement Filing No. 200135 published at 31 Pa.B. 3653.

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-1360. Filed for public inspection July 20, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]