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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 99-1406

NOTICES

Independence Blue Cross; Medicare Supplement Rate Increase for Plans: A, B, C and H; Filing No. 20-P-99

[29 Pa.B. 4500]

   By Filing No. 20-P-99, Independence Blue Cross submitted a proposal to increase the premium rates for its Medicare Supplement Plans: A, B, C and H. A January 1, 2000 effective date is proposed.

   The requested rate increase would affect approximately 84,000 members, and would produce additional premium income of $6.6 million a year.

   The requested first eligible rates are as follows:

Current Required Required
RateRate% Increase
Plan A   $31.30   $38.50 23.00%
Plan B   $65.45   $70.95 8.4%
Plan C   $75.10   $81.40 8.4%
Plan H $117.80 $127.70 8.4%

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

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

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-1406. Filed for public inspection August 20, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]


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