Pennsylvania Dental Ass'n v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Senior Judge Barbieri,

The Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA) filed a petition for review invoking this Court’s original and appellate jurisdiction. The PDA seeks our review of the Insurance Department’s (Department) approval of a rate increase requested by Pennsylvania Blue Shield (Blue Shield) and a writ of mandamus directing the Department to reverse or rescind its approval of Blue Shield’s request for a rate increase, to conduct a formal hearing as to Blue Shield’s request, and to obtain and consider additional specific information regarding the request and the consequences of…