1479 Independence Blue Cross and Pennsylvania Blue Shield; nongroup major medical rate increase form 5210; filing no. 13-P-2000

Independence Blue Cross and Pennsylvania Blue Shield; Nongroup Major Medical Rate Increase Form 5210; Filing No. 13-P-2000

[30 Pa.B. 4485]

   By Filing No. 13-P-2000, Independence Blue Cross and Pennsylvania Blue Shield submitted a request to increase the premium rates for their Nongroup Major Medical programs by 29.79%. A January 1, 2001, effective date is proposed.

   The proposed rate increase would affect approximately 4,400 contracts, and would produce additional annual premium income of $2.0 million.

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

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

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1479. Filed for public inspection August 25, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]