A new House bill would ban health insurers from imposing arbitrary time limits on patients under anesthesia — days after Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield only backed off the move amid outcry. “We cannot ...

The shortage is driven by both an exit of anesthesiologists from the industry due to retirement and burnout, as well as a lack of new anesthesia residents — creating a mismatch of providers and demand ...

Anesthesia reimbursement faces mounting threats, with new and proposed payer policies that could reduce pay for physicians and CRNAs in 2025 and beyond. The changes span commercial and government ...

Medicare generally covers anesthesia when it is deemed medically necessary and administered by qualified professionals, but it typically does not cover anesthesia for cosmetic procedures or routine ...

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), one of the largest health insurers in the nation, abruptly reversed its recent decision to no longer link payments in certain states to the duration of a ...

Some colonoscopy patients insured by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will only be eligible for moderate sedation. Gastroenterologist Dr. Seth Kaufer talks with people inside a giant inflatable ...

Update: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will no longer implement a policy to limit coverage of anesthesia, according to the state comptroller. See the original story below. Anyone with an Anthem Blue ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — West Michigan Anesthesia (WMA) said Tuesday it made multiple contract proposals during eight months of negotiations with Corewell Health. It then said Corewell Health declined ...

This tattoo trend could be ink-redibly dangerous. More people are getting tattoos under anesthesia, but medical experts warn against this risky tactic — at least one man has already died while doing ...