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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 12-1567

NOTICES

Highmark, Inc. Filing No. 1A-SCMS-12-HI; Request for Approval to Increase Rates for Special Care Medical Surgical Plans; Rate Filing

[42 Pa.B. 5314]
[Saturday, August 11, 2012]

 By filing No. 1A-SCMS-12-HI, Highmark, Inc., d/b/a Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and Highmark Blue Shield, requests approval to revise premium rates for its Special Care Medical/Surgical programs in the Central, Western, Southeastern and Northeastern Pennsylvania regions.

 Highmark is requesting a 9.5% increase in Central Pennsylvania. This will affect 4,100 contracts and generate an additional $28,000 per month in premium.

 Highmark is requesting a 9.5% increase in Western Pennsylvania. This will affect 11,000 contracts and generate an additional $86,000 per month in premium.

 Highmark is requesting a 9.5% increase in Southeastern Pennsylvania. This will affect 7,200 contracts and generate an additional $53,000 per month in premium.

 Highmark is requesting a 9.5% increase in Northeastern Pennsylvania. This will affect 5,500 contracts and generate an additional $39,000 per month in premium.

 The filing requests an average increase of 9.5% or $7.40 per contract per month. This will affect about 27,800 contract holders in total and produce an additional premium income of about $206,000 per month. The requested effective date of the change is January 1, 2013.

 Unless formal administrative action is taken prior to October 24, 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.''

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

 Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to James Laverty, Actuary, Insurance Department, Insurance Product Regulation and Market Enforcement, Room 1311, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, jlaverty@pa.gov within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

MICHAEL F. CONSEDINE, 
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-1567. Filed for public inspection August 10, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]


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