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Anthem 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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Wonkette

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Benzinga

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Science News

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Anthem BCBS is reversing its anesthesia policy after online outrage

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