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CHICAGO – In an unprecedented move, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield plans representing Connecticut, New York and Missouri have unilaterally declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia care if the surgery or procedure goes beyond an arbitrary time limit, regardless of how long the surgical procedure takes. The American Society of Anesthesiologists calls on Anthem to reverse this proposal immediately.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 weeks ago

Does Anthem Blue Cross, have a CEO?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

Right after the recent news about another healthcare CEO, this seems like a great way to get your own headline

[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 weeks ago

Who's their CEO again?

[–] [email protected] 73 points 2 weeks ago

Did they see a healthcare CEO dead on the street and thought "this is the right moment to fuck with people"?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Remember Brian Thompson.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago

What a great time to be alive and awake

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Seems like they are encouraging Mal practices suits against doctors that rushed surgeries. Wonder if there a class action suit here or something.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The won't cut the anesthesia, they will just send the patient a bill for thousands of dollars

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Guess I need to hire a hypnotist. https://youtu.be/QMXbuEuNNk4?5BR_L-l-HzMIUJMF

It will cut the bill in half probably....

[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The ballot or the bullet maybe

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

From 2010 on especially, through gerrymandered redistricting, capturing state houses, voter suppression, education cuts and the evergreen tyranny of the electoral college, they've poisoned the ballot - that's no longer a viable tool. There's only one care option left that's covered on your insurance plan...

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

i truly loved living in the united states but damn it seems really easy to go broke simply by getting sick

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Yes for doctors. Because doctors are not the ones getting rich, the medical groups that employ them are the ones getting rich. Doctors have massive medical school debt and they have to deal with shitty insurance just like the rest of us.

My wife's cousin is a doctor. He was able to afford to buy a small house- before the housing bubble- and drives a decent, but not luxury, car. Considering he literally saves lives, that's the least he should be able to afford to do.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

That's why I fucking left. Good health is more important - it's literally the most important thing.

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