December 9, 1999

Alessandro Iuppa, Superintendent

Bureau of Insurance

Department of Professional and Financial Regulation

34 State House Station

Augusta, Maine 04333-0034

RE: Hand Delivered Application to Intervene; Consolidated Docket No. INS 99-14

Dear Superintendent Iuppa:

Enclosed please find two hard copies of "MHA, Inc. Application to Intervene" in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield/Anthem proceeding referenced above. Also enclosed are two 3 ½" floppy disks with the Application to Intervene and this cover letter in Microsoft Word, MS Office ‘97, Windows ‘95. Please note that there is not any confidential information submitted within these documents.

If you have any questions about this filing, please contact me by phone at 622-4794 or by e-mail at sparker@themha.org. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Sandra L. Parker, Esq.

Director, Legal Affairs and Health Policy