1327 Highmark, Inc.; requesting authority to increase: Community-rated medical/surgical group product rates; filing no. 1-CGMS-97-HI

Highmark, Inc.; Requesting Authority to Increase Community-Rated Medical/Surgical Group Product Rates; Filing No. 1-CGMS-97-HI

[27 Pa.B. 4164]

   By Filing No. 1-CGMS-97-HI, Highmark, Inc. requests approval of an increase to its Community-Rated Medical/Surgical Group product rates for UCR 100, UCR 80-20, 5000S, Plan C, 1800S, and the UCR 100 deductible options. The filing requests an average increase of 19.1%, varying by product and Blue Cross Plan area. The rate increase will impact about 209,000 policyholders and produce an additional annual premium income of $28.3 million. The requested approval date is November 1, 1997.

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

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

GREGORY S. MARTINO,   
Acting Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1327. Filed for public inspection August 15, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]