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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 07-819

NOTICES

Keystone Health Plan West Medically Underwritten Individual HMO; Rate Filing

[37 Pa.B. 2163]
[Saturday, May 5, 2007]

   By filing No. 1A-DPHMO-07-KHPW, Keystone Health Plan West, Inc. (KHPW) requests approval to adjust rates for its medically underwritten Individual HMO Plan. The filing requests an average rate change of 9% or $33.32 per contract month. This will affect about 9,300 contract-holders and will increase income by about $3.73 million annually. The filing also adjusts the rate relativities between age and gender for medically underwritten contracts; thus some contract-holders may receive rate adjustments that are less than or greater than the average rate change of 9%. Including the change for rate relativities, the rate change will range from -10.3% to 19.8%. The requested effective date of the change is October 1, 2007.

   In addition to the change in premium rates a new rating underwriting class is being requested to provide coverage for some individuals with conditions that exceeded the Plan's previous underwriting guidelines, and the previous tobacco tier will be expanded to new members with a similar risk classification.

   Unless formal administrative action is taken prior to July 18, 2007, the subject filing may be deemed approved by operation of law.

   A copy of the filing is available on the Insurance Department's website at www.ins.state.pa.us. Under the Quick Links section, click on the link ''Rate Filings Published in the PA Bulletin.''

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

   Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Cherri Sanders-Jones, Insurance Department, Insurance Product Regulation and Market Enforcement, Room 1311, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, csandersjo@state.pa.us, within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

RANDOLPH L. ROHRBAUGH,   
Acting Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-819. Filed for public inspection May 4, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]


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