1571 Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; Major Medical Nongroup rate filing; filing no. 1353-MMNON-GR-1/1/2008; rate filing
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; Major Medical Nongroup Rate Filing; Filing No. 1353-MM-NON-GR-1/1/2008; Rate Filing [37 Pa.B. 4727]
[Saturday, August 25, 2007]On August 14, 2007, the Insurance Department (Department) received from Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania and Highmark Blue Shield a filing for a rate increase for its Major Medical Nongroup product.
The company requests a 9.8% increase or on average $15.29 per contract per month. This will affect about 4,650 contractholders and will produce additional revenue of about $853,835 annually. The requested effective date of the change is January 1, 2008.
Unless formal administrative action is taken prior to November 8, 2007, 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 Harrisburg office.
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.
JOEL SCOTT ARIO,
Acting Insurance Commissioner[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-1571. Filed for public inspection August 24, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]
