US EditionAnthem halts plan to put time limits on coverage for anesthesia during surgery after widespread outrage
- Anthem has stopped its plan to impose time limits on coverage for anesthesia during surgery after receiving widespread outrage from patients and healthcare providers.
- Patients raised concerns that time limits could compromise their safety during procedures, as stated by various advocacy groups.
- Healthcare professionals argued that such limits were medically unnecessary, prompting Anthem to acknowledge the feedback and rethink the implementation.
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A big insurer backed off its plan to pay less for anesthesia. That’s bad.
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Anthem BCBS is reversing its anesthesia policy after online outrage
Beginning in February, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield was planning to set a time limit for anesthesia coverage during surgeries and procedures. Now, following days of widespread outrage at the health insurance industry generally, Anthem is walking that policy back, the insurer announced on Thursday. In mid-November, the American Society of Anesthesiologists issued a press release about the policy, which was set to take effect in Fe…
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