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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 01-1359

NOTICES

Highmark Inc.; Special Care Medical Surgical; Filing No.  2-SCMS-01-HI

[31 Pa.B. 4032]

   By Filing No. 2-SCMS-01-HI, Highmark Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and d/b/a Pennsylvania Blue Shield, requests approval to increase its Special Care Medical/Surgical in the Capital Blue Cross, Independence Blue Cross and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield regions. No change is requested for the Northeastern Pennsylvania region. Increases will vary by region, as follows.

Percentage AmountIncreaseNumber of
RegionIncrease(millions)PCPMContracts
Capital Blue Cross 5.5% $0.2 $2.20 7,400
Independence Blue Cross 24.3% $1.9 $11.50 13,750
Highmark Blue Cross
--Blue Shield 14.7% $1.3 $5.19 20,550
--Blue Cross of 0.0% $0.0 $0.00 3,100
   Northeastern PA
Total 15.6% $3.4 $6.27 44,800

   The filing requests an average increase of about 15.6% of current premium. This will affect about 44,800 contractholders and produce additional premium income of about $3.4 million. The requested effective date of the change is January 1, 2002.

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

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

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-1359. Filed for public inspection July 20, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]


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