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.
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.
yeah remember after that hazmat derailment in Ohio there was a bunch of news coverage of derailments for a while? Made people realize just how common they are due to shitty infrastructure and practices
if “trendiness” is what it takes to get the US public to be more aware of the fucked up shit that goes on, so be it