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December 6, 2024

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Reverses Policy to Stop Paying for Some Patients' Anesthesia
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The health insurance company Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has reversed
a new policy that would stop paying for patients' anesthesia for the
full length of surgeries if the procedure goes over an allotted time
limit. The policy, which was set to go into effect in Connecticut, New
York and Missouri in February, was announced in November but went viral
earlier this week in the wake of the killing of United Healthcare's CEO.
The news provoked major outrage from the public, elected officials and
the medical community.


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