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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 04-1038

NOTICES

Highmark Inc. d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield; Rate Increase for Community Group Medical/Surgical Products for Blue Cross of Northeastern PA and Independence Blue Cross Plan Areas; Rate Filing

[34 Pa.B. 3082]

   On May 27, 2004, by filing no. 200406, Highmark Inc. d/b/a Highmark Blue Shield submitted a request to increase rates for Community Group Medical/Surgical plans in Blue Cross of Northeastern PA and Independence Blue Cross Plan Areas. The filing requests an average increase of approximately 19.12% in the Blue Cross of Northeastern PA Plan Area and 49.25% in the Independence Blue Cross Plan Area.

   The filing will affect about 12,000 contracts and produce additional annual premium income of about $5.4 million. The requested effective date for the rate change is October 1, 2004.

   Unless formal administrative action is taken prior to August 24, 2004, the subject filing may be deemed approved by operation of law.

   A copy of the filing is available on the Insurance Department's (Department) website:  www.ins.state.pa.us. To access the filing, select ''Consumer Information'' on the left side. Under ''General Information,'' click on ''Notices.'' The PDF copy is at the ''Filing.pdf'' link following the name of the filing.

   Copies of the filing are 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 Bharat Patel, Insurance Department, Insurance Product Regulation and Market Enforcement, Room 1311, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, bhpatel@state.pa.us within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

M. DIANE KOKEN,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-1038. Filed for public inspection June 11, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]


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