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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 12-877

NOTICES

Highmark, Inc., Blue Cross Blue Shield; Medically Underwritten Direct Pay PPO (Western Region); Rate Filing

[42 Pa.B. 2571]
[Saturday, May 12, 2012]

 On April 25, 2012, Highmark, Inc., Blue Cross Blue Shield, submitted a rate filing to increase the premium rates for its Individual Medically Underwritten Direct Pay PPO Plan for the Western Region. The Plan proposes an average rate increase of 7.5% or $21.72 per contract per month. Benefit changes are also proposed. The value of the benefit changes is -3.63%.

 This filing will affect approximately 16,100 contract holders and produce additional premium income of about $4.2 million annually. The requested effective date of the change is October 1, 2012.

 Unless formal administrative action is taken prior to July 25, 2012, 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. Under the tab ''How to Find . . .'' click on the link ''PA Bulletin.''

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

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

MICHAEL F. CONSEDINE, 
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-877. Filed for public inspection May 11, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]


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