Christmas is not just a day but a whole liturgical season, lasting until the Feast of the Epiphany on Jan. 6. Curiously, Jan. 6 is the day that will find me lying on an operating room table under ...

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Anthem backs down from decision to cap anesthesia coverage in CT, official says Newer CEO kept a low public profile UnitedHealthcare CEO kept a low public profile.

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 ...

"To be clear, it never was and never will be the policy of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to not pay for medically necessary anesthesia services," the company said. "The proposed update to the ...

The policy, initially set to take effect on Feb. 1, 2025, would have capped anesthesia coverage if a procedure exceeded an arbitrary time limit, regardless of medical necessity, according to the ...

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has abandoned a plan to cap payouts on anesthesia claims in certain states. Critics including lawmakers and physicians had accused the company, one of the nation’s ...

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