Premium hikes for 65 Special Blue Cross plans approved
Insurance Commissioner Browne approved rate increases for the 65 Special plans effective January 1. Premiums rise 19 percent for Blue Shield 65 Special customers and 28 to 37 percent for other Blue Cross Blue Shield sections, totaling about 52.7 million dollars annually. Medicare changes prompting higher costs and deductible hikes to 260 and 75 dollars are cited. Separately Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania gains a new 65 Special option with reduced benefits at lower prices across multiple counties.
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Bell seeks rate hike to double or triple local tolls by 1985
Bell of Pennsylvania warns at a PUC review that erosion of subsidies could push basic local service costs up 200 to 300 percent by 1985, with a proposed statewide rate increase exceeding 237 million dollars. Bell cites competition in long distance as eroding revenues and emphasizes its currently low local rates.
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PE Asks Fuel Boost For 1982 in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Electric Co. filed with the state Public Utility Commission a proposed Energy Cost Rate of one half cent per kilowatt hour for 1982. PE calls it a small rise due to moderating fuel prices, higher coal and nuclear generation, and a refund with interest for an over collection in 1981. The ECR would be 48 cents on a 500 kilowatt hour bill, about a 1 percent increase.
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Fumo in court on $16 666 row
Sen. Vincent Fumo filed suit in Commonwealth Court to recover 16666 in back pay from Senate Chief Clerk Russell Faber for eight months when legal troubles prevented Fumo from taking his seat. The move follows questions raised by the Republican-appointed clerk about Fumo's entitlement to the funds.
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