1457 Independence Blue Cross and Pennsylvania Blue Shield; non-group major medical rate increase; filing no. 9-P-97

Independence Blue Cross and Pennsylvania Blue Shield; Non-Group Major Medical Rate Increase; Filing No. 9-P-97

[27 Pa.B. 4599]

   By Filing 9-P-97, Independence Blue Cross and Pennsylvania Blue Shield submitted a request to increase the premium rates for their Non-Group Major Medical programs by 11.1%. A January 1, 1998 effective date is proposed.

   The proposed rate increase would affect approximately 8,500 policy holders, and would produce additional annual premium income of $1.0 million.

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

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

GREGORY S. MARTINO,   
Acting Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1457. Filed for public inspection September 5, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]