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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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[-] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 280 points 2 years ago

Man, the timing on this announcement is breathtaking.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 years ago

It isn't - it was announced 11/14. As someone who follows healthcare news I really hope to fucking god more people start following it more closely.

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[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago

I bet after this a new book was opened up on the large health care insurance orgs in Vegas.

I probably can't buy in, but certainly would be entertaining.

[-] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 193 points 2 years ago

When the police show up to investigate your murder, and they ask "Is there anyone who would wish to harm your Husband/Wife?" and your spouse just turns over your entire database of your clients, you're the bad guy/girl.

[-] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 178 points 2 years ago
[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 195 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Anthem Blue Cross appears to be a subsidiary of Elevance Health, whose CEO is Gail Koziara Boudreaux

She currently lives in Indianapolis, IN.

These are fun facts

[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 106 points 2 years ago

Indianapolis has one of the highest rates of violent crime in the country.

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 87 points 2 years ago

That's awful, I bet a lot of those stay unsolved.

[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 years ago

I read it's hard to identify the bicycles criminals use to escape 🚲😂

[-] fuzzyspudkiss@midwest.social 78 points 2 years ago

Another fun fact, she was previously a VP at UnitedHealth!

[-] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago

That woman has killed MILLIONS of people! LEAVE HER ALONE! WE don't want her to get the UnitedHealthCare treatment! We want her Spry and Healthy so she can CONTINUE Killing Americans!

[-] Josey_Wales@lemmy.world 78 points 2 years ago
[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 38 points 2 years ago
[-] phubarr@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago

He submitted a claim to be at large but was only approved for "at small"

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[-] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 170 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If there’s anything that we should all be aware of when it comes to insurance companies, it’s that they will fuck you as hard, and as often as possible, unless there is a law specifically prohibiting it. Even then, they’ll still try to get away with it, counting on you being too poor to fight them in court.

Insurance companies are among the most predatory and despicable entities that exist, which is why they should all be nationalized and provided by right to citizens and funded by taxpayer dollars. Specifically, rich people paying taxes.

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[-] brlemworld@lemmy.world 161 points 2 years ago

Anthem CEO better watch out

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 years ago

Maybe it is the beginning of eat the rich. I mean something has to be done about it and the governments are not doing shit.

[-] Linktank@lemmy.today 108 points 2 years ago

Here's hoping they get the United Healthcare treatment.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

A United Healthcare retirement.

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[-] Elextra@literature.cafe 74 points 2 years ago
[-] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What the actual fuck. I mean the amount of extra money they've made these people pay. They have probably caused people to lose their jobs.

What if I had Anthem and the doctor told me I'm good to go but the insurance hadn't cleared me for release, and I left? They can't keep me there against my will. Would they use this to justify denying coverage?

[-] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Anything and everything will be used to deny coverage.

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[-] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

Hell yeah I'm posting this hoping more eyes stop to read your comment if they see a reply. Cuz fuck what ins is doing

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[-] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 73 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 67 points 2 years ago

Who's their CEO again?

[-] hperrin@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago

Sometimes we need heroes.

[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago
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[-] nutsack@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago

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

[-] badbytes@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago

Does Anthem Blue Cross, have a CEO?

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 41 points 2 years ago

The American Society of Anesthesiologists calls on Anthem to reverse this proposal immediately.

Anthem cackles and croaks, "You have no power here!"

And there's no Gandalf present.

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[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 38 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Zugyuk@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

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

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[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago

Americans in 2025 trying to get more anesthesia:

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[-] riskable@programming.dev 26 points 2 years ago

This news is from November 14th. OP trying to make recent events into a new trend perhaps?

I don't know whether to be appalled or impressed. Either way it's quite clever.

[-] ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 2 years ago

I doubt it's anything so deliberate. This story has been going viral on Bluesky as well.

It seems it slipped through the cracks at the time, but recent events have led people to reexamine it.

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[-] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 23 points 2 years ago

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

[-] themaninblack@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago
[-] M33@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 2 years ago

What a great time to be alive and awake

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 19 points 2 years ago
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[-] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

Remember Brian Thompson.

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