Capital Blue Cross v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge DiSalle,

These are petitions for review brought by Capital Blue Cross (Capital), Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania (Western), and Blue Cross of Lehigh Valley (Lehigh) from the Order and Adjudication of the Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Penn*586sylvania (Commissioner), William Gr. Sheppard, dated June 10, 1977, and docketed at Docket No. R77-1-2, in which the requested rate increases for an insurance plan, referred to as “65-Special” Agreements, were disapproved.

The “65-Special” Agreement, as approved by the Department of Insurance, provides coverage to subscribers…