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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 24-372

NOTICES

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

Highmark Request for Modification of the Commissioner's Approving Determination and Order (Order No. ID-RC-13-06) Dated April 29, 2013, as Modified July 28, 2017; Public Informational Hearing; Notice 2024-02

[54 Pa.B. 1457]
[Saturday, March 16, 2024]

 The Insurance Department (Department) will hold a public informational hearing regarding Highmark Health's (Highmark) request for modification of the Department's Approving Determination and Order dated April 29, 2013, (Order No. ID-RC-13-06) (2013 Order) under Condition 27 of the 2013 Order, as modified.

 The request for modification was filed with the Department on October 16, 2023, and is available on the Department's web site at https://www.insurance.pa.gov/Companies/IndustryActivity/CorporateTransactionsof PublicInterest/Pages/Highmark-Modification-Request. aspx. Written comments were accepted under Notice 2023-17 and Notice 2023-20 for an extended period of 75 days, from December 2, 2023, through February 15, 2024. Comments received have been made part of the public record regarding this filing and are available on the Department's web site. Copies of the comments received were forwarded to Highmark for appropriate response. Highmark's responses are also available on the Department's web site.

 Logistical details of this in-person public informational hearing are as follows:

 Date and Time: Wednesday, May 1, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m., scheduled to conclude no later than 1 p.m.

 Location for In-person Attendance: Capital Associates Building, 901 North 7th Street, Administrative Hearings Office, Harrisburg, PA. Directions to the Capital Associates Building are at https://www.insurance.pa.gov/Regulations/Pages/Directions-to-CAB-Building.aspx.

 Virtual Attendance: The hearing is scheduled to be publicly viewable through remote access. The Department will not receive testimony remotely. Directions for remote access will be posted at https://www.insurance.pa. gov/Companies/IndustryActivity/CorporateTransactionsof PublicInterest/Pages/Highmark-Modification-Request.aspx not less than 48 hours prior to the hearing.

 Recording: The proceeding will be recorded by a court reporter.

 Nature of Hearing: This in-person public informational hearing will provide for Highmark and Compass Lexecon to each make 15-minute oral presentations and then for interested persons to present comments relevant to this matter.

Preregistration and Order of Speakers:

 Preregister to Attend the Public Informational Hearing: Persons attending the public informational hearing will be asked to sign in at the registration desk. To expedite signing in, the Department strongly encourages preregistration on or before Wednesday, April 24, 2024, by e-mail to Kimberly Sheaffer at kimsheaffe@pa.gov. Preregistration is not required. An advance copy of the agenda will be distributed to persons who preregister to attend the public informational hearing.

 Preregister to Speak at the Public Informational Hearing: Interested persons wishing to present comments should register in advance as previously stated, indicating an intent to present comments. Walk-ins will be accepted, time permitting. The Department anticipates scheduling 5—10-minute time slots per individual but will take into account other factors.

 Submission of Written Comments: After preregistering online to speak, submit advance copies of comments to Kimberly Sheaffer at kimsheaffe@pa.gov. The Department requests that individuals who do not preregister provide a written copy of their testimony the day of the hearing.

 Order of Speakers: It is anticipated that speakers will be heard in the following order:

 (a) Highmark.

 (b) Compass Lexecon.

 (c) Preregistered speakers who filed written comments by April 24, 2024.

 (d) Preregistered speakers who did not file written comments by April 24, 2024.

 (e) Same day walk-in requests to speak, time permitting.

 (f) Speakers who wish to present additional comments, time permitting.

 ADA Notice: Individuals who require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in or attend this public informational hearing, whether in-person or through remote viewing, should call the Director of the Bureau of Administration at (717) 787-4298. Individuals who are hearing impaired should call the Department, TTY/TDD (717) 783-3898.

 Updates: The Department encourages the public to check the Department's web site for updates. Additional details concerning the informational hearing, such as the availability to view the proceeding remotely, will be posted on the web site as the time for the hearing approaches.

 Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Kimberly Sheaffer by e-mail at kimsheaffe@pa.gov or by mail at Insurance Department, 1341 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120.

MICHAEL HUMPHREYS, 
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-372. Filed for public inspection March 15, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]


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