1352 Surplus and reserve levels of hospital plan and professional health service plan corporations; public informational hearing

Surplus and Reserve Levels of Hospital Plan and Professional Health Service Plan Corporations; Public Informational Hearing

[32 Pa.B. 3857]

   The Insurance Department (Department) will hold a public informational hearing regarding the reserve and surplus levels of hospital plan corporations and professional health service corporations operating under certificates of authority issued by the Commonwealth. Specifically, the hearing is being convened regarding the reserve and surplus levels of Highmark, Inc. d/b/a Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and d/b/a Pennsylvania Blue Shield, Independence Blue Cross, Capital Blue Cross and Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

   The public informational hearing is scheduled for September 4, 2002, at 8:30 a.m. in the Honors Suite, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Interested parties are invited to submit written comments on or before September 4, 2002, regarding reserve and surplus levels to Jonathan Greer, Policy Director, Insurance Department, 1326 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, [phone] or e-mail [e-mail]. Persons wishing to testify may sign up at the hearing on September 4, 2002. However, testimony will be limited depending upon available time and the number of persons. The Department requests that individuals provide a written copy of their testimony by the day of the hearing.

   Persons requiring the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in or attend this public informational hearing should contact Tracey Pontius, Director, Bureau of Administration, [phone]. Persons who are hearing impaired should call the Department's TTY/TDD phone number at [phone] by August 30, 2002.

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-1352. Filed for public inspection August 2, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]