STATE OF MAINE
DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
BUREAU OF INSURANCE
| IN RE: APPLICATION OF ASSOCIATED |
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| HOSPITAL SERVICE OF MAINE, |
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| d/b/a BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD |
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| OF MAINE, TO CONVERT TO A STOCK |
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| INSURER AND VOLUNTARILY |
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| LIQUIDATE AND Dissolve |
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| IN RE: APPLICATION OF ANTHEM |
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| HEALTH PLAN OF MAINE, INC., |
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| TO ACQUIRE THE ASSETS OF |
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| ASSOCIATED HOSPITAL SERVICE |
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| OF MAINE, d/b/a BLUE CROSS AND |
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| BLUE SHIELD OF MAINE, AND |
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| RELATED TRANSACTIONS |
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| Docket No. INS 99-14 |
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CENTRAL MAINE HEALTHCARE CORPORATION'S
DESIGNATION OF ISSUES
Pursuant to the Superintendent's Order of February 23, 2000, Central Maine
Healthcare Corporation ("CMHC"), an intervenor as of right by order dated
November 12, 1999, hereby submits its Designation of Issues.
A. The Notice of Hearing dated November 5, 1999 sets forth 26 questions to be
considered by the Superintendent under the applicable statutory standard of review. CMHC
has identified three on which it may offer testimony and positions, specifically those
numbered (4), (8) and (9).
B. As stated in its Application to Intervene, CMHC's principal interest in this
proceeding derives from its 50% ownership interest, along with Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Maine ("BCBSME"), in Central Maine Partners Health Plan, Inc.
("CMPHP"). CMHC is prepared to offer testimony on the impact of a change of
ownership of BCBSME on CMHC's interest in CMPHP, as well as on what CMHC believes is in
the best interests of CMPHP, CMPHP's enrollees, and employers in CMPHP's service area.
Dated: March 2, 2000 Respectfully Submitted,
CENTRAL MAINE HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By:_______________________________
John C. Kane, Jr., Esq.
Attorney for Central Maine Healthcare Corporation
ROPES & GRAY
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that on March 2, 2000, a copy of Central Maine
Healthcare Corporation's Designation of Issues was served by United States mail, first
class postage prepaid, on each of the persons listed below.
| Robert S. Frank, Esq. Harvey
& Frank
Two City Center
P.O. Box 126
Portland, Maine 04112
(Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maine) |
Joseph P. Ditre, Esq. Consumer
Health Law Program
One Weston Court, Level One
P.O. Box 2490
Augusta, Maine 04338-2490
(Consumers for Affordable Health Care Coalition) |
| Judith Chamberlain,
Esq. State of Maine
Department of the Attorney General
6 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0006
(Office of the Attorney General) |
James B. Zimpritch,
Esq. Pierce Atwood
One Monument Square
Portland, Maine 04101
(Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.) |
| William H. Laubenstein,
Esq. State of Maine
Department of the Attorney General
6 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0006
(Office of the Attorney General) |
Robert I. Goldman Maine
Council of Senior Citizens
27 Bowery Beach Road
Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107
(Maine Council of Senior Citizens) |
| Gregory A. Brodek, Esq. Duane,
Morris & Heckscher, LLP
15 Columbia Street, 4th Floor
Bangor, Maine 04401-6355
(Maine Health Alliance) |
Bonnie Post Executive
Director,
Maine Ambulatory Care Coalition
P.O. Box 390
Manchester, Maine 04351
(Sacopee Valley Health Center, Regional Medical Center at Lubec, Eastport Health Care,
Inc., and the Maine Ambulatory Care Coalition) |
| Gordon H.
Smith, Esq. Maine Medical Association
Frank O. Stred Building
P.O. Box 190
Manchester, Maine 04351
(Thomas D. Hayward, M.D.,
Maroulla S. Gleaton, M.D., and
the Maine Medical Association) |
John
Dieffenbacher-Krall Executive Director
Maine People's Alliance
192 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
(Maine People's Alliance) |
| Donald E. Quigley, Esq.
General Counsel
465 Congress Street, Suite 600
Portland, Maine 04101-3537
(Maine Medical Center) |
Sandra L. Parker, Esq.
MHA, Inc.
150 Capitol Street
Augusta, Maine 04330
(MHA, Inc.) |
| Kellie P. Miller, M.S.
Executive Director
Maine Osteopathic Association
693 Western Avenue
Manchester, Maine 04351
(Maine Osteopathic Association) |
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DATED: March 2, 2000
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John C. Kane, Jr., Esq.
Attorney for Central Maine Healthcare Corporation
ROPES & GRAY
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
(617) 951-7000
