Intensifying payer oversight of anesthesia reimbursement is spurring hospitals and anesthesia groups to examine closely which procedures receive anesthesia support. “Payer pressure is forcing much ...

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield halted a plan to deny claims for anesthesia services that exceeded specific time limits for surgeries and procedures. After sharp criticism from anesthesiologists, an ...

Shawna Alfano, MSN, RN, administrator and director of nursing of Walnut Creek, Calif.-based BASS Surgery Center, joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest lesson her team learned this year. Editor’s note ...

Elevance has scrapped a controversial plan to enact time limits on anesthesia coverage for certain surgeries, following public outcry and opposition from physician groups. The policy change was slated ...

After receiving intense backlash, a health insurance provider has rolled back its plan to implement a new policy that would have limited its coverage for anesthesia used during procedures. Delayed or ...

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is backing down from a plan that would have set limits on the amount of time it would pay for anesthesia in certain surgeries. In November, Anthem had told health care ...

The policy was set to go into effect in February 2025. Insurance company Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said it will reverse a policy that would have resulted in coverage for anesthesia services being ...

Medicare pays physicians for medical direction of nurse anesthetists at 50 percent of the reimbursement they would receive if they performed the work alone. CMS says physicians will be paid for ...

After sharp criticism from anesthesiologists, an insurance company is halting its plan to limit the amount of time it would cover anesthesia used in surgeries and procedures. Anthem Blue Cross Blue ...