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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plan prompted bipartisan pushback (AFP via Getty Images) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has abandoned a plan to cap payouts on ...

A wave of payer anesthesia policy changes — capping billable time, cutting CRNA rates and penalizing facilities for using out-of-network clinicians — is intensifying financial pressure on practices ...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has cancelled plans to institute time limits on anesthesia services in Connecticut amid a firestorm of criticism from legislators and medical professionals. The ...

Doctors, patients, and even politicians strongly reacted to the news that major health insurance provider Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield was changing one of its coverage policies. According to multiple ...

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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield backtracked on imposing a policy change that would have revised its billing standards for anesthesia treatment and not pay for those services after a set time limit for a ...

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 way ...

Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at Derek.Heid@wkbw.com BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Late Thursday afternoon, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield ...

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield officials had planned to roll out the changes nationwide but said they were misunderstood. By Roni Caryn Rabin Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, a major health insurer, on ...

Plans for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to implement a new policy next year that would have capped anesthesia coverage for insurance holders in Connecticut will not go forward. "After hearing from ...

Anesthesia professionals and their practices have faced a range of financial and operational challenges over the last several ...