This web-site will contain copies of all rulings and all notices of hearings. The Bureau has issued press releases to announce the date, time, and place of the hearings, so the information may also be carried in the newspapers or on the radio. All hearings before the Superintendent of the Bureau of Insurance are open to the public. No, Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Anthem have asked that certain portions of the submissions be treated as confidential and not be made available to the public. This is not an unusual request in complex, insurance financial matters before the Bureau of Insurance or in proceedings before other governmental agencies.
Maine law provides for certain documents to be treated as confidential.
The Superintendent of the Bureau of Insurance and his attorneys will review the request for confidential treatment, review the documents and review Maine law regarding confidentiality standards and an order will be issued stating whether some or all of the documents which have been filed as confidential will be made available for public inspection. A portion of the filing is available for viewing on the Bureau of Insurance home page at MaineInsuranceReg.org. You may also view portions of the filing at the Portland, Lewiston, Auburn, and Bangor public libraries and at the Law Library in the state house building in Augusta. A more complete file at the Bureau of Insurance is also available for viewing. Only the file at the Bureau of Insurance will be updated with additional information as it is received throughout the process.