1456 Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania: Security 65 Program: plans A, B, C and H & Medicare Supplemental; filing no. 302-SEC-65-1-97

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; Security 65 Program:  Plans A, B, C and H Medicare Supplemental; Filing No. 302-SEC-65-1-97

[26 Pa.B. 4297]

   Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania has filed to increase rates for the Security 65 Program with an effective date of January 1, 1997. Specifically, the requested rate increases are approximately 24.2%, 9.1%, 9.1% and 12.4% for Security 65 packages A, B, C and H respectively. The actual proposed rates are as follows:

	Currrent Rates	Proposed Rates
Security 65 Package A	$17.75	$22.05
Security 65 Package B	$38.60	$42.10
Security 65 Package C	$48.15	$52.55
Security 65 Package H	$75.60	$85.00

   This increase will produce approximately $3,000,000 of additional income for 1997 for an estimated 60,000 subscribers.

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

   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.

LINDA S. KAISER,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1456. Filed for public inspection August 30, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]