Anthem Blue Cross Plans Won't Cover Anesthesia for Entire Length of Surgeries That Exceed Time Limit (www.msn.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by ChaosCoati@midwest.social to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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TLDR: The insurance company has a new policy, set to take effect in February 2025, where they decide how much anesthesia is needed for surgeries. They won’t pay for any anesthesia over that, with exemptions for maternity and pediatric cases and for Connecticut providers.

The article also notes the insurance company reported a $2.3 billion net income increase in June 2024.

Edit to update: Anthem now says they won’t put this policy into effect

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[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Biden could pardon the assassin...

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 0 points 2 months ago

So they can hurt millions of people all just a little bit more but somehow they are the good guys worth protecting?

Yeah, we'd be right to start carving names into bullets too. And yet people in charge can't figure out why protecting these people and their money means the mass populace hates them.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago

I'd say any surgery without anesthesia is hurting more than a little bit. What are we, Gaza?

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

They aren't saying you won't get anesthesia. That would be wrong.

You just have to pay the bill when you wake up.

[-] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 months ago

The fact that there aren't riots in the US demanding universal care simply baffles me.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Who needs roots when killing CEOs is more effective?

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Is it effective though? I mean, it's fun, but I don't see it actually improving the situation.

[-] Womdat10@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Well, this decision just got reversed, so I'd say it does at least a bit

[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 months ago

It was already reversed.

We got them scared

[-] FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

Didn't verify, but someone said it was only reversed in like one out of the five proposed states. Figures

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