Insurance company Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said it will reverse a policy that would have resulted in coverage for anesthesia services being potentially capped in Connecticut, Missouri and New York.
The policy would have seen the insurance provider predetermine the time allowed for anesthesia care during a surgery or procedure and cover care only over that period.
“There has been significant widespread misinformation about an update to our anesthesia policy,” Anthem BCBS said in a statement to ABC News. “As a result, we have decided to not proceed with this policy change. 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.”
In its initial announcement last month, Anthem BCBS said it would “target …