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BEFORE THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE

In Re: The Proposed Affiliation of )
BCBSD, Inc., doing business as ) Docket No. 1509-10
Blue Cross Blue Sheild of Delaware, )
with Highmark Inc. )

DOCKET INDEX
(current as of November 30, 2011)

TAB DESCRIPTION DATE
1. Statement Regarding the Affiliation of BCBSD, Inc. d/b/a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware, a Delaware nonstock corporation, with Highmark Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation (“Statement of Affiliation”) 10/06/10
2. Pre-Hearing Order 10/20/10
3. Order Appointing Hon. Battle R. Robinson as Hearing Officer 11/04/10
4. Letter from M. Houghton Re: Proposed Public Notice 11/24/10
5. Public Notice of Public Hearing and Application Deadline for Identification of Parties in Interest 12/03/10
6. Scheduling Order 01/05/11
7. Letter from T. Mullaney re: Position of Department of Justice on Applicants for Party Status 01/06/11
8. Letter from M. Parikh re: Motions for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Campbell and Foster 01/10/11
9. Response of BCBSD, Inc. re: BCBSD’s Position on Applicants for Party Status 01/14/11
10. Letter from M. Houghton re: Department of Insurance Position on Applicants for Party Status 01/14/11
11. Response of Highmark Inc. re: Highmark’s Position on Applicants for Party Status 01/14/11
12. Letter from M. Parikh and Highmark’s Motion for Confidential Treatment of Ex. 8 (biographical affidavits) and Ex. 9 (Proforma Financial Information) 01/14/11
13. Letter from D. Foster re: Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 1 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation 01/14/11
14. Exhibit 8 to Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 1 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation 01/14/11
15. Exhibit 9 to Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 1 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation 01/14/11
16. Response of Dr. J. Fields re: Application for Party Status 01/17/11
17. Transcript and Exhibits from January 18, 2011 Public Hearing 01/18/11
18. Letter from L. Polizoti re: Admission Pro Hac Vice of Campbell and Foster 01/21/11
19. Department of Insurance’s First Set of Document Requests to BCBSD, Inc. 01/21/11
20. Department of Insurance’s First Set of Document Requests to Highmark Inc. 01/21/11
21. Order on Application of Jo Ann Fields, M.D. for Party Status 01/25/11
22. Letter from M. Houghton re: Department of Insurance Position on Highmark’s Motion for Confidential Treatment of Exhibits 8 and 9 02/04/11
23. Letter from M. Teichman re: BCBSD, Inc. Position on Highmark’s Motion for Confidential Treatment of Exhibits 8 and 9 02/04/11
24. Letter from D. Foster re: Highmark Inc.’s Response to 2/4/2011 M. Houghton Letter re: Highmark’s Motion for Confidential Treatment of Exhibits 8 and 9 02/04/11
25. Letter from M. Houghton re: Department of Insurance Position on Highmark’s Motion for Confidential Treatment of Exhibits 8 and 9 02/15/11
26. Letter from T. Mullaney re: Department of Justice Position on Highmark’s Motion for Confidential Treatment of Exhibits 8 and 9 02/15/11
27. Letter from D. Foster re: Highmark Inc.’s Response to 2/15/2011 M. Houghton Letter re: Highmark’s Motion for Confidential Treatment of Exhibits 8 and 9 02/15/11
28. Letter from M. Teichman re: BCBSD, Inc. Position on Highmark’s Motion for Confidential Treatment of Exhibits 8 and 9 02/15/11
29. Letter from M. Parikh and Highmark’s Amended Motion re: Confidential Treatment of Exhibits 8 (biographical affidavits) and 9 (proforma financial information) 02/18/11
30. Letter and Order of Hearing Officer Approving Highmark’s Amended Motion for Confidential Treatment of Exhibits 8 and 9 02/23/11
31. Exhibit 8 to Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 2 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation (redacted/public version) 03/15/11
32. Letter from D. Foster re: Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 2 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation 03/15/11
33. Exhibit 9 (revised) to Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 3 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation (redacted/public version) 03/14/11
34. Letter from D. Foster re: Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 3 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation 03/14/11
35. Scheduling Order 03/14/11
36. Letter from D. Foster re: Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 4 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation 03/24/11
37. Exhibit 11 (updated with addition of 2010 year-end statutory financial statement) to Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 4 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation 03/24/11
38. Public Notice of Public Information Sessions 04/19/11
39. Letter from B. Mayrack re: Department of Insurance Request for 30-Day Extension for Additional Requests for Productions of Documents 05/03/11
40.
Transcript of Public Information Session – Georgetown
05/16/11
41. Transcript of Public Information Session – Dover 05/17/11
42. Transcript of Public Information Session – Wilmington 05/19/11
43. Joint Response of BCBSD, Inc. and Highmark Inc. to Public Information Session Questions 06/27/11
44. Department of Insurance Response to Questions Presented at Public Information Sessions held May 16, 17 and 19, 2011 06/24/11
45. Letter from D. Foster re: Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 5 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation 07/19/11
46. Exhibit 8 (updated), Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 5, to Statement Regarding the Affiliation (redacted/public version) 07/19/11
47. Scheduling Order 08/05/11
48. Letter from L. Polizoti re: Parties’ Agreement Concerning Various Pre-Hearing Deadlines 08/24/11
49. Letter from D. Foster re: Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 6 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation 08/29/11
50. Exhibit 9 (revised) to Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 6 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation (redacted/public version) 08/29/11
51. Exhibit 11 (supplemented to include June 30, 2011 statutory quarterly financial statement) to Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 6 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation 08/29/11
52. Letter from L. Polizoti re: Parties’ Agreement Concerning Extension of Various Pre-Hearing Deadlines 09/01/11
53. Public Notice of Public Hearing on Merits of Affiliation Proposal 09/09/11
54. Letter from D. Foster re: Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 7 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation 09/09/11
55. Exhibit 9 (revised) to Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 7 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation (redacted/public version) 09/09/11
56. Letter from D. Swayze re: BCBSD’s Objection to Admission of Department of Justice Report 09/16/11
57. Report of Department of Insurance Financial Advisor (public/redacted version) 09/19/11
58. Report of Department of Insurance Technology Advisor (public/redacted version) 09/19/11
59. Letter from Atty. Gen. Biden re: Department of Justice Condition 09/21/11
60. Letter from R. Stottmann re: Prehearing Memorandum and Exhibits of Department of Insurance (public/redacted version) 09/21/11
61. Prehearing Memorandum of the Department of Insurance (public/redacted version) 09/21/11
62. Exhibits 1-10 to the Prehearing Memorandum of the Department of Insurance (public/redacted version) 09/21/11
63. Exhibits 11-18 to the Prehearing Memorandum of the Department of Insurance (public/redacted version) 09/21/11
64. Exhibits 19-25 to the Prehearing Memorandum of the Department of Insurance (public/redacted version) 09/21/11
65. Exhibits 26-32 to the Prehearing Memorandum of the Department of Insurance (public/redacted version) 09/21/11
66. Exhibits 33-42 to the Prehearing Memorandum of the Department of Insurance (public/redacted version) 09/21/11
67. Letter from M. Teichman re: Joint Prehearing Memorandum and Exhibits of Applicants 09/22/11
68. Joint Prehearing Memorandum of Applicants 09/22/11
69. Exhibit A to Joint Prehearing Memorandum of Applicants 09/22/11
70. Exhibit B to Joint Prehearing Memorandum of Applicants 09/22/11
71. Exhibit C to Joint Prehearing Memorandum of Applicants (public/redacted version) 09/22/11
72. Letter from I. McConnel re: Department of Justice’s Proposed Witness and Exhibit 09/23/11
73. Letter from D. Foster re: Highmark’s Supplemental Filing No. 8 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation 09/23/11
74. Schedule 1 to Appendix F of Exhibit 1 to Statement Regarding the Affiliation (BCBSD Business Integration Initiative) (public/redacted version) – September 23, 2011 [ Part 1 (pages 1-36) and Part 2 (pages 37-72) ] 09/23/11
75. Letter from I. McConnel re: Department of Justice’s Position on Proposed Exhibit 09/26/11
76. Exhibit 39 (revised) to the Prehearing Memorandum of the Department of Insurance (public version) 09/27/11
77. Letter from B. Mayrack re: Department of Insurance’s Exhibit 39 to the Prehearing Memorandum 09/27/11
78. Letter from D. Swayze re: BCBSD Question on Department of Justice Position 09/27/11
79. Letter from D. Swayze re: BCBSD’s Opposition to Department of Justice Report and Proposed Testimony 09/15/11
80. Hearing Exhibits Part I 10/04/11
81. Hearing Exhibits Part II 10/04/11
82. Hearing Exhibits Part III 10/04/11
83. Hearing Exhibits Part IV 10/04/11
84. Hearing Exhibits Part V 10/04/11
85. Hearing Exhibits Part VI 10/04/11
86. Hearing Exhibits Part VII 10/04/11
87. Hearing Exhibits Part VIII 10/04/11
88. Hearing Exhibits Part IX 10/04/11
89. Hearing Exhibits Part X 10/04/11
90. Hearing Exhibit No. 112 10/04/11
91. Hearing Exhibit No. 113 10/04/11
92. Delaware Department of Justice Letter, Revised Prehearing Memorandum, and Exhibits 09/30/11
93. Letter from I. McConnel re: Department of Justice Proposed Condition 10/03/11
94. Hearing Exhibit List (Public/Redacted Version) 10/04/11
95. Hearing Exhibit 1 10/05/11
96. Hearing Exhibit 2 10/05/11
97. Hearing Exhibit 3 10/05/11
98. Hearing Exhibit 9 10/05/11
99. Hearing Exhibit 10 10/05/11
100. Hearing Exhibit 11 10/05/11
101. Hearing Exhibit 55 10/05/11
102. Hearing Exhibit 56 10/05/11
103. Hearing Exhibit 57 10/05/11
104. Hearing Exhibit 114 10/05/11
105. Hearing Exhibit 115 (public/redacted version) 10/05/11
106. Hearing Exhibit 116 10/05/11
107. Hearing Exhibit 117 10/06/11
108. Hearing Exhibit 118 10/06/11
109. Public Hearing Transcript 10/05/11
110. Public Hearing Transcript 10/06/11
111. Public Hearing Transcript 10/07/11
112. Hearing Exhibit 119 10/07/11
113. Hearing Exhibit 120 (public/redacted version) 10/07/11
114. Hearing Exhibit 121 (public/redacted version) 10/07/11
115. Letter from B. Mayrack re: Department of Insurance Additional Exhibits 10/10/11
116. Hearing Exhibits 122-126 10/10/11
117. Hearing Exhibit 127 10/10/11
118. Letter from M. Houghton re: Additional Condition 10/14/11
119. Additional Proposed Condition 10/14/11
120. Letter from I. McConnel re: Department of Justice Proposed Condition 10/14/11
121. Letter from B. Mayrack re: Department of Insurance Additional Exhibits, Errata Sheet 10/14/11
122. Hearing Exhibits 128 – 130 10/14/11
123. Hearing Exhibits 131 – 132 10/14/11
124. Hearing Exhibit 133 10/14/11
125. Hearing Exhibit 134 10/14/11
126. Updated Exhibit List 10/14/11
127. Errata Sheet for Transcripts of Oct. 5-7 Public Hearings 10/14/11
128. Letter from B. Mayrack re: Draft Proposed Findings of the Department of Insurance, BCBSD, Inc., and Highmark Inc. 10/24/11
129. Draft Proposed Findings of the Department of Insurance, BCBSD, Inc., and Highmark Inc. 10/24/11
130. Appendix A to Draft Proposed Findings 10/24/11
131. Appendix B to Draft Proposed Findings 10/24/11
132. Appendix C to Draft Proposed Findings 10/24/11
133. Letter from M. Tweedie re: Department of Justice Response to Proposed Findings 10/24/11
134. Department of Justice Response to Proposed Findings 10/24/11
135. Changes in Department of Justice Response to Proposed Findings 10/24/11
136. Appendix B to Department of Justice Response to Proposed Findings 10/24/11
137. Letter from R. Campbell re: Highmark’s Proposed Disaffiliation Cost Sharing Condition 10/25/11
138. Letter from B. Mayrack re: Updated Draft Proposed Findings and Combined Comments of Parties 10/15/11
139. Updated Draft Proposed Findings of the Department of Insurance, BCBSD, Inc., and Highmark Inc. 10/15/11
140. Changes to Updated Draft Proposed Findings of the Department of Insurance, BCBSD, Inc., and Highmark Inc. 10/15/11
141. Appendices A, B, C, E, and F to Updated Draft Proposed Findings 10/15/11
142. Combined Comments to DOJ’s Proposed Findings 10/15/11
143. Department of Insurance, BCBSD, and Highmark Section II of Combined Comments to DOJ’s Proposed Findings 10/15/11
144. Department of Justice Section II of Combined Comments to DOJ’s Proposed Findings 10/15/11
145. Appendices A-F to Combined Comments to DOJ’s Proposed Findings 10/15/11
146. Letter from M. Tweedie re: Department of Justice Response to Proposed Condition 10/15/11
147. Letter from D. Swayze re: BCBSD’s Proposed Community Support Condition 11/02/11
148. Recommended Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decision of Hearing Officer 11/18/11
149. Letter from M. Houghton re: Department of Insurance’s Response to Hearing Officer’s Decision 12/08/11
150. Letter from D. Foster re: Highmark’s Response to Hearing Officer’s Decision 12/08/11
151. Letter from M. Teichman re: BCBSD’s Response to Hearing Officer’s Decision 12/08/11
152. Letter from Atty. Gen. Biden re: Department of Justice Response to Hearing Officer’s Decision 11/30/11

Additional Documents

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware documentation from January 5, 2000 to August 23, 2006 .

Highmark Affiliation

Public Hearing

Transcript of Public Information Sessions

News Conference Advisory

Commisioner Stewart’s Statement

Decision and Final Order

 

Proposed Indirect Acquisition of Control of HIGHMARK BCBS, INC., by UPE

 

Public Hearing

Proposed Order and Recommendations

Decision and Final Order

Related Links

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