Pennsylvania Blue Shield v. Commonwealth

Opinion by Judge Barry,

This is an appeal by Pennsylvania Blue Shield (Blue Shield) from an adjudication of the Insurance Commissioner (Commissioner) that Blue Shield had violated Sections 6322 and 6329 of the Professional Health Services Plan Corporation Act (Act), 40 Pa. C. S. §§6322 and 6329 and Section 5(a)(7)(h) of the Unfair Insurance Practices Act, Act of July 22, 1974, P.L. 589, 40 P.S. §1171.5(a)(7)(h). The proceedings before the Commissioner were initiated on March 15, 1984, by the Insurance Department (Department) which issued an Order to Show Cause against Blue Shield. Both the…