Blue Cross Blue Shield will no longer cover anesthesia for the full length of certain surgeries in Connecticut, New York, and Missouri. If a surgery exceeds a specific duration, anesthesia costs ...

Health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it is no longer planning a policy change that would place time limits on coverage for anesthesia services in Connecticut, New York and Missouri ...

On Nov. 1, 2024, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield did announce it would restrict coverage of anesthesia costs in accordance with surgical procedure time limits set by the federal agency that ...

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield publicly backtracked its decision to limit coverage of anesthesia during surgical procedures—following a massive explosion of backlash against the industry in the ...

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it won't tie payments to the length of time a patient went under anesthesia One of the country’s largest health insurers reversed a change in policy Thursday ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — After an initial announcement Wednesday that Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield would change policies surrounding anesthesia services, the company has decided to cancel those plans ...

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it was not going ahead with a policy change that would limit reimbursements for anesthesia during surgery and medical procedures. The new policy would ...

The now-defunct policy would have set time limits on anesthesia care for patients having surgery, and would not cover anesthesia after the time limit was up Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer ...

NOTE: Blue Cross Blue Shield announced Thursday that the proposed anesthesia payment policy has been halted. More information can be found here. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will soon change the ...

Under Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield’s axed new rules, patients would have received an amount of anesthesia the company decided was appropriate. LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS – stock.adobe.com “To be ...

After sharp criticism from anesthesiologists, an insurance company is halting its plan to limit the amount of time it would cover anesthesia used in surgeries and procedures. Anthem Blue Cross ...