Posted on 12/05/2024 4:16:41 PM PST by Morgana
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield have reversed a policy change that would have seen them tie payments in some states to the length of time a patient went under anesthesia.
The insurance company, which is one of the largest health insurance companies in the country, backtracked on the move following widespread outcry.
Their decision came just a day after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead in Manhattan on Wednesday morning.
In a statement the company said: 'To be clear, it never was and never will be the policy of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to not pay for medically necessary anesthesia services.
'The proposed update to the policy was only designed to clarify the appropriateness of anesthesia consistent with well-established clinical guidelines.'
The company would have used 'physician work time values,' which is published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as the metric for anesthesia limits, with maternity patients and patients under the age of 22 were exempt.
Last month, the American Society for Anesthesiologists called on Anthem to 'reverse the proposal immediately'.
The umbrella company for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is Elevance Health which is headed by Gail Boudreaux who had previously held Thompson's position as the CEO of UnitedHealthCare.
Thompson was named UnitedHealthcare CEO in 2021 and earned a reported $10 million a year, and for several years prior he ran the Medicare business within UnitedHealthcare.
He was slated to speak at an investor meeting at the Hilton Hotel soon after the shooting on Wednesday morning.
According to a release from United Healthcare on Tuesday, he would announce the company's hugely profitable 2025 financial outlook, including expected revenues upwards of $450 billion.
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40 years ago hospitals were owned and operated by doctors. patient care was much better than today but then the big corporations and health insurance took over.
I misunderstood your post in 29, thanks for clearing that up.
Without the context it was very misleading!
I don't think I would want to be roofied while someone is poking around my butt...
Had 4 so far best sleep i ever had lol
He was slated to speak at an investor meeting at the Hilton Hotel soon after the shooting on Wednesday morning.
Prior to the shooting that morning, he had been scheduled to speak at an investor’s meeting at the Hilton Hotel.
There are no coincidences.
You’ll miss the narrated guided tour of the large intestine..
OMG funny, that is exactly how this reporter wrote this!!
Yeah no one is shoving a hose up my rear unless I’m given enough drugs to bring down a bull elephant
They say it’s the best sleep you’ve ever had
There was a company this past year that released information that the refusal rate on appeal was done in stacks, and it was averaged about 1.5 seconds per refusal.
I hope that when this disgusting scum Brian Thompson reaches hell, that Satan inserts a molten hot sharp rough pitchfork up his posterior.
And then I hope he is denied any healthcare coverage to get his roasted posterior fixed.
**she hates sedation I love it, profofol rocks**
**Had 4 so far best sleep i ever had lol**
A nice high that’s legal. I’ll pass.
Braver than me!
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