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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 11-1399

NOTICES

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; Direct Pay Guaranteed Issue PPO High Deductible Health Plans (Western Region); Rate Filing

[41 Pa.B. 4511]
[Saturday, August 13, 2011]

 By filing No. 2A-HDHP/WDP/GI-11-HBCBS, Highmark, Inc., (Western Region) requests approval to increase the premium rates for its Direct Pay Guaranteed Issue PPO High Deductible Health Plans (Western Region). The filing requests an average increase of about 9.9% or $71.21 per contract per month. This filing will affect approximately 1,600 contract holders and will produce additional income of about $1.4 million annually. The requested effective date of the change is January 1, 2012.

 This filing also requests the following benefit changes: removal of private duty nursing; extended infusion therapy to be eligible with certain providers; and clarify contract language to exclude surrogate maternity.

 Unless formal administrative action is taken prior to October 26, 2011, the subject filing may be deemed approved by operation of law.

 A copy of the filing is available on the Insurance Department's (Department) web site at www.insurance. pa.gov. To access the filing, under ''How to Find . . .'' click on ''View Current Rate Filings.''

 A copy of the filing is also available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal working hours at the Department's Harrisburg office.

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

MICHAEL F. CONSEDINE, 
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-1399. Filed for public inspection August 12, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]


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