Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania Dental Ass'n v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 5, 1979No. Appeal, No. 1579 C.D. 1977PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
This is an appeal by the Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA) and several individual dentists (Petitioners) from a decision of the Department of Insurance (Department) approving Amendment No. 5 to Filing No. 5-H-1970, a comprehensive prepaid dental program (Master Contract), which provides for dental insurance payments from Pennsylvania Blue Shield (Blue Shield) to its subscribers and participating dentists.
After the proposed amendment had been submitted to the Department in February of 1977 and after proper advertising, a public hearing was held on June 17, 1977. At…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Slanina v. SheppardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
3Cited by2 opinions
- Apple v. Commonwealth, Department of InsuranceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Pennsylvania Dental Ass'n v. Medical Service Ass'n, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Cumberland County1982