Anthem Blue Cross Won't Pay for the Complete Duration of Anesthesia for Surgery(asahq.org)
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Anthem Blue Cross Won't Pay for the Complete Duration of Anesthesia for Surgery
https://www.asahq.org/about-asa/newsroom/news-releases/2024/11/anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-will-not-pay-complete-duration-of-anesthesia-for-surgical-procedures
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looks like server has been hugged.
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I would guess that doctors might find problematic for a patient to regain conciseness mid operation for a patient who can't afford full anesthesia.
Health Insurance companies will continue to push the limits on how much they don't need to cover until there is a regulation change.
Guess what the CEO of Anthem's last job was.
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They don't say what the "established number of minutes" are. Presumably there's a table somewhere. I darkly suspect it's based on the average time -- in which case half of the procedures will go over.
Are the other providers also paid by the minute? I wonder if there's a surgeon going, "Well, that was easy. Let's just hang out here for a few minutes before closing up."