Major procedures (like heart surgery or vascular surgery) necessitate general anesthesia, but some procedures (like eye surgery) can be possible with alternatives, such as local or regional anesthesia ...

“There is a need for legislation that prevents any insurer anywhere in America from micromanaging the length of anesthesia care in a medically necessary surgery,” Torres said. “The purpose ...

(CNN) — After sharp criticism from anesthesiologists, an insurance company is halting its plan to limit the amount of time it would cover anesthesia ... prior to the surgery, looking at existing ...

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Patel: I had a patient who needed emergency surgery. In the hospital, she found out that she had a blood clot in her lungs. So, as with any sort of anesthetic, we had to be very careful because ...

After sharp criticism from anesthesiologists, an insurance company is halting its plan to limit the amount of time it would cover anesthesia ... anesthesia care if the surgery or procedure goes ...

According to the original policy statement, Anthem had said it would pay only for anesthesia treatments for the length of time that a procedure or surgery is estimated to require based on the ...

FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- After facing weeks of pushback, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it will not go ahead with a policy change that would have ...

The now-defunct policy would have set time limits on anesthesia care for patients having surgery, and would not cover anesthesia after the time limit was up Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer ...

“Each patient is different. Each surgery is different.” The average price of anesthesia in outpatient visits rose 20 percent between 2018 and 2022, to $989, according to the Health Care Cost ...