International students experience the traditional Chinese therapy in Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province on November 1, ...

Robert Banner, MD, CCFP, FRCP(C), Dip AAPM/CAPM, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON. Neurophysiology of acupuncture analgesia involves ...

General anesthesia side effects can range from minor problems like nausea or dry mouth to more serious ones like difficulty urinating or confusion. These side effects vary widely from person to person ...

A recent decision from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in three states to stop paying for anesthesia care in select circumstances has drawn widespread scorn from anesthesiologists and patients.

The proposed new policy will no longer reimburse anesthesia services for the complete duration of certain surgical procedures, opting instead for a partial coverage model, and the head of the ASA ...

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it was not going ahead with a policy change that would limit reimbursements for anesthesia during surgery and medical procedures. The new policy would ...

A new House bill would ban health insurers from imposing arbitrary time limits on patients under anesthesia — days after Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield only backed off the move amid outcry.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday that the health insurance provider is reversing a policy that was set to go into effect in February that would have limited anesthesia coverage during ...

One of the country’s largest insurers said Thursday it was pulling back a change in how it would pay for anesthesia care in certain states, after doctors and politicians loudly protested.

The now-defunct policy would have set time limits on anesthesia care for patients having surgery, and would not cover anesthesia after the time limit was up Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer ...

After receiving intense backlash, a health insurance provider has rolled back its plan to implement a new policy that would have limited its coverage for anesthesia used during procedures.

By Roni Caryn Rabin Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, a major health insurer, on Thursday rolled back a policy change that would have capped payments for anesthesia for patients, and would have ...