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Anthem Blue Cross Plans Won't Cover Anesthesia for Entire Length of Surgeries That Exceed Time Limit (www.msn.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by ChaosCoati@midwest.social to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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TLDR: The insurance company has a new policy, set to take effect in February 2025, where they decide how much anesthesia is needed for surgeries. They won’t pay for any anesthesia over that, with exemptions for maternity and pediatric cases and for Connecticut providers.

The article also notes the insurance company reported a $2.3 billion net income increase in June 2024.

Edit to update: Anthem now says they won’t put this policy into effect

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[-] Nougat@fedia.io 53 points 3 weeks ago

https://chiefexecutive.net/anthem-inc-ceo-gail-boudreaux-cares-about-people/

[-] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 81 points 3 weeks ago

“One of the reasons that she has remained so active in this particular field is because she has seen what it does to people when they can’t get insurance to cover the healthcare they need."

Sadists.

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 25 points 3 weeks ago

“One of the reasons that she has remained so active in this particular field is because she has seen what it does to people when they can’t get ~~insurance to cover~~ the healthcare they need."

FTFY. It makes the people desperate enough to buy her product.

[-] raoul 22 points 3 weeks ago

"One of the reasons that she has remained so active in this particular field is because she has seen what it does to people when they can’t get insurance to cover the healthcare they need,” Money Inc. wrote.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 23 points 3 weeks ago

...and she liked it.

[-] sepi@piefed.social 11 points 3 weeks ago

Money Inc

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago

"In 2023, she made $21.9 million." (Wikipedia)

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