Legal Opinion
Blue Cross of Massachusetts, Inc. v. Commissioner of Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 18, 1986PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
Blue Cross of Massachusetts, Inc., and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc., seek a review of a decision of the Commissioner of Insurance (commissioner) disapproving filings proposing an increase in nongroup rates. On appeal Blue Cross and Blue Shield argue that the commissioner’s decision contains several errors of law and is based upon findings which are unsupported by substantial evidence. We affirm.
On January 2, 1985, Blue Cross and Blue Shield filed proposed revised rates for nongroup subscribers to be effective May 1, 1985, seeking a composite rate increase of 11.5 per cent for Blue Cross…
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