MissConstrue<p>So, when something crosses my desk with my insurance company's name on it, I open it. <br>It was another sales pitch from <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/HingeHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HingeHealth</span></a>, and it triggered every one of my "scam" alarm bells, except it was on <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> letterhead. <br>Nope, it's a scam. They tell *you* it's free...they don't tell you they bill your insurance company $350 every time you talk to an app's "physical therapist". And you're supposed to check in weekly. Oh, and you can only have one hurty part. Those of us who have lived exciting lives in many casts, not so much. Heh. <br>This is why medical care is so expensive. I don't know how much BCBS got to sell my data. I don't know how much they expect to gain from paying this scammy sales firm. </p><p>Why the hell are insurance companies allowed to sell user data at all?</p>
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Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1879195/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1879195/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Why It Matters To All Patients <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AFLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFLA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AlabamaHealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlabamaHealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AlabamaHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlabamaHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AlabamaPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlabamaPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BlueCrossBlueShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueCrossBlueShield</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HealthInsurancePremiums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurancePremiums</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HealthcareReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthcareReform</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
BedastGPT<p>BCBS still has processed my Tandem supply order claim after a month.</p><p>If this is a stall tactic, this might result in my next supply order being full price again, instead of the partial coverage it should be.</p><p>What’s the point of having this?</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/UShealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UShealth</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insurance</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a></p>
Catherine Collingwood Estes<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BCBS</span></a> companies have pursued mergers in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/recent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recent</span></a> years. "We have frequently formed partnerships to bring increased efficiencies, more value and new health care options for our members." <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Consolidation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Consolidation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Monopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Monopolies</span></a> <a href="https://buff.ly/40NXl2g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/40NXl2g</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
David J. Atkinson<p>I am shocked and elated — we won our grievance against <a href="https://c.im/tags/Anthem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anthem</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> health <a href="https://c.im/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a>. It took several dozens of hours on the phone, gathering data and finally writing the grievance in exactly the right way.<br>Anthem had failed to pay any of my spouse’s medical bills in 2024 due to errors in their own files and processes. Thankfully, her providers did not send us to collection for the debts or withhold care. It helped that we paid them 10% and kept them informed. 🎯🎉🍾</p>
cobalt going beige today<p>So what a surprise that the blood pressure monitor is defective. First clue: something maybe the size and weight of a marble is rattling around loose on the inside. It turns on, but the error message comes up immediately and you can’t set time or date. Batteries from China are Heavy Duty Bursto Batteries expired 12/24. I think I’ll learn how to make a complaint, ungrateful person that I am. I only got this because the one I bought myself is too twitchy. <a href="https://awscommunity.social/tags/Insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insurance</span></a> <a href="https://awscommunity.social/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> <a href="https://awscommunity.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a></p>
cobalt going beige today<p>When you realize the new blood pressure monitor is not good quality: label says original, authentic. It’s microcomputer intelligent. Then you see the word arrhythmia is spelled wrong, also the word colors and its memory works for 2 peoples. C’mon Blue Cross Blue Shield you can provide better than this. It was $45 of OTC benefit. Oooh, Medicare Advantage is such a premium insurance! <a href="https://awscommunity.social/tags/Insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insurance</span></a> <a href="https://awscommunity.social/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> <a href="https://awscommunity.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a></p>
Catherine Collingwood Estes<p>An interesting visualization of the largest health plans in each state. For context: Elevance, HCSC, and Highmark are all <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BlueCrossBlueShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BlueCrossBlueShield</span></a> plans. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BCBS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarketConcentration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarketConcentration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/monopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>monopolies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DataVisualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DataVisualization</span></a> <a href="https://buff.ly/4gJfSl6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/4gJfSl6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Trillium Jones Stop SAVEAct 🫂<p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/USHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USHealthcare</span></a> </p><p>We won't tell you how much anything is in our for profit system. You will have NO idea how much any procedure or surgery will be. We'll offer you tylenol in the hospital but won't tell you it's $15. Because of the Sacklers people can't get real pain medication anymore. Of course you have to do a course of physical therapy with a slipped disc. That will fix it. You can only talk about 2 things when you get an appt with your GP, who is NOT a doctor. Make another appt.</p><p>25% of hospitals and healthcare networks are <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Catholic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catholic</span></a> run. Many people don't have a choice if they want to stay in network.</p><p>We pay more than any other country to get shitty healthcare, be in more pain, be disabled earlier, die younger, and have our rights taken.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/UHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UHC</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/DeathPanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeathPanels</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AIDeathPanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIDeathPanels</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/CEOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CEOs</span></a> automate your denials, suffering, disability, and death.</p><p>It's all a con.</p><p>We want <a href="https://beige.party/tags/UniversalHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalHealthcare</span></a> like civilized countries.</p>
Trillium Jones Stop SAVEAct 🫂<p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BrianaBoston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrianaBoston</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Pinckett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pinckett</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PolkCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolkCounty</span></a><br>TV <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SheriffGradyJudd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheriffGradyJudd</span></a><br>100K bond in violation of FreeSpeech rights</p><p>What a joke. So men can threaten women over and over and stalk them and follow them but police can't do anything until they actually do something. How many stories have we seen like that. But this woman says one vague thing in reference to an entire huge corporation with thousands of workers and she's immediately arrested and charged to the maximum ability? Please people fucking rise up. The poor are disposable to the rich and this shows that loud and clear. Literally trying to stomp out any uprising.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/LongLiveLuigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongLiveLuigi</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LuigiMangione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LuigiMangione</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/UHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UHC</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/DeathPanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeathPanels</span></a> they warned you about to get the idiots to be against <a href="https://beige.party/tags/UniversalHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalHealthcare</span></a> </p><p>Edit<br>I'm really pissed they terrorized Briana like that. <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/ClassWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWarfare</span></a></p>
Trillium Jones Stop SAVEAct 🫂<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://stranger.social/@OGjester" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OGjester</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BrianaBoston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrianaBoston</span></a> was released<br>Hope she sues <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> and the Polk sheriff department.<br>---<br>It says now after getting 51k</p><p>"Hi everyone, it looks like the county released Briana with no charges, so I stopped the campaign. </p><p>See here: <a href="https://www.polksheriff.org/inmate-profile/2435323" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">polksheriff.org/inmate-profile</span><span class="invisible">/2435323</span></a> </p><p>I am looking how to run a gazillion of reimbursements on this platform. "</p>
MissConstrue<p>Y'all, we need to get on our horses and head to Florida and break this woman out of jail. (OK, better...does anyone have a contact at the <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACLU</span></a> we can leverage, or a Florida attorney willing to grab this case pro bono?) </p><p>So, Briana Boston was on the phone with <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> arguing about them denying her claim. (As they do.) In frustration, she said “Delay, Deny, Depose. You people are next.” </p><p>The Lakeland cops (who themselves are problematic), arrested her, and in a class war move almost unbelievable, the judge set her bail at 100k. 100k bail is obscene.</p><p>She doesn't own guns, she wasn't making a threat, she was expressing her first amendment rights. Was it perhaps an unwise selection of words? Maybe. But that doesn't make her a terrorist, and doesn't abrogate the constitution. Lovely to see how the "justice system" protects Capital at all cost. </p><p>We need to nip this shit in the bud right now. What can we do to <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/FreeBriana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBriana</span></a> ? </p><p><a href="https://mefi.social/tags/DelayDenyDepose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DelayDenyDepose</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/lakeland-woman-threatens-insurance-company-says-delay-deny-depose-police/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wfla.com/news/polk-county/lake</span><span class="invisible">land-woman-threatens-insurance-company-says-delay-deny-depose-police/</span></a></p>
Trillium Jones Stop SAVEAct 🫂<p>Woman charged with threatening to commit an act of terrorism. 100k bond<br>Possible 15 years.</p><p>Police are attack dogs for the wealthy.<br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/lakeland-woman-threatens-insurance-company-says-delay-deny-depose-police/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wfla.com/news/polk-county/lake</span><span class="invisible">land-woman-threatens-insurance-company-says-delay-deny-depose-police/</span></a></p>
George Ellenburg (he/him/his)<p>Here's my little saga with <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/HealthInsurance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthInsurance</a><span>....<br><br>When I retired from my job back in 2022 I was given the option to keep my current health insurance provided by the Company.<br><br>Of course since I was no longer an active employee this basically meant I had never-ending </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/COBRA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#COBRA</a><span>.<br><br>$980.00 a month for just me. Single. No dependents. That was </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Credence" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Credence</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/BlueCrossBlueShield" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlueCrossBlueShield</a> of Georgia. And my Company (a large electric utility) was actually self-insured. Credence/ <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/BCBS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BCBS</a> just managed the <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/healthcare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/plan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plan</a><span>.<br><br>That didn't last long. So I got an insurance plan from the Healthcare </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Exchange" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Exchange</a><span>.<br><br>Turns out Georgia has really really shitty healthcare plans on the exchange.<br><br>Ended up going BACK to my Company's health insurance for 2023.<br><br>Then I moved to </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/NewMexico" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewMexico</a> (after stopping off in <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/SouthDakota" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthDakota</a><span> for a bit).<br><br>Turns out none of the doctors I wanted to see out here accepted </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/CredenceBCBS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CredenceBCBS</a><span>.<br><br>So I signed up with a local health insurance plan out here in New Mexico. </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Presbyterian" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Presbyterian</a><span>. I wanted to see Presbyterian doctors so I figured if anything Presbyterian would accept their own insurance.<br><br>At least it was cheaper. $750 a month as opposed to $980.<br><br>That's what I did for 2024. And I had to pay $750 because I was technically not a New Mexico resident for most of 2024.<br><br>But now I am.<br><br>And turns out based on my income now (which isn't much) I qualify for some amazing subsidies.<br><br>My same Presbyterian insurance for 2025 is going to cost me $127 a month. I could even get it down to $21 a month but that means I have more of a yearly cap for things.<br><br>I wish nothing more that we had </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/SinglePayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SinglePayer</a> healthcare. Something like the <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/UK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a>'s <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/NHS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NHS</a><span>.<br><br></span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Republicans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a><span> have raped and pillaged the poor and the working class in this Country non-stop since 1980, all the while giving the spoils to their fat-cat donors and billionaire buddies.<br><br>Republicans are the absolute worst thing about the United States.<br><br></span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/LuigiMangione" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LuigiMangione</a><span> is a hero. Full stop.<br><br></span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/USpol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/UShealthcare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UShealthcare</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/UShealth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UShealth</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/USHealthInsurance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USHealthInsurance</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/FreeLuigiMangione" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeLuigiMangione</a></p>
MissConstrue<p>Y’all, let’s talk about unintended consequences. As we all know, the CEO of <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/UHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UHC</span></a> was assassinated by bullets engraved Deny, Defend, Depose; the unofficial moto of UHC claims dept for denying care. </p><p>Speaking of refusing to cover care, Blue Cross Blue Shield (<a href="https://mefi.social/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a>), said that they were changing how they paid for anesthesia, and now if a surgery went over their AI determined limit of average time, it would either have to be stopped mid procedure, or patients would be responsible for the cost out of pocket. </p><p>Yesterday, the contact info for the c-suite at BCBS was published. Guess who changed their mind about this policy? If you guessed a bunch of cowering executives...you win a prize! That prize meaning you don’t wake up in the middle of a gall bladder surgery. </p><p>Sometimes...the tree of liberty is watered with the blood of mega capitalists and it seems to remind the rest of them to behave, if only for a little while. </p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/12/05/nx-s1-5217617/blue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia-anthem" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/12/05/nx-s1-52176</span><span class="invisible">17/blue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia-anthem</span></a></p>
Maggie Maybe<p>I stole this from reddit because it should not solely exist there. It documents the <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/FAFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFO</span></a> perfectly (with source links and everything):</p><p>Y'all need to see this bullshit. They didn't give a FUCK until UHC CEO found out!! 😡<br>Timeline of Events for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Policy Reversal</p><p>This timeline provides a comprehensive view of the events that transpired from the initial policy announcement to its eventual reversal, highlighting the responses from medical professionals, lawmakers, and the public that led to Anthem's decision to cancel the planned policy change.</p><p>Early November 2024:
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield publishes the new anesthesia coverage policy on its website.</p><p>November 14, 2024:
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) issues a statement strongly opposing Anthem's new policy, calling it a "cynical money grab" and urging Anthem to reverse it immediately [4].</p><p>Mid-November 2024:
The ASA releases another statement calling on Anthem to reverse the proposal immediately, describing it as an "unprecedented move" [3].</p><p>November 20, 2024:
Senator Jeff Gordon, R-Woodstock, a practicing physician, writes to Anthem inquiring about the motivation behind the policy [5].</p><p>December 1, 2024:
Anthem's New York unit posts a notice about the policy change on its website [1][6].</p><p>December 4, 2024 (Wednesday morning):
???</p><p>December 4, 2024 (Wednesday evening):
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., criticizes the policy on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), calling it "appalling" [5][6].</p><p>December 5, 2024:<br>Connecticut Comptroller Sean Scanlon announces that the policy will not be implemented in Connecticut [1][5].<br>New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces that Anthem will reverse the policy in New York [1][2].</p><p>Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield officially announces the reversal of the policy for all affected states (Connecticut, New York, and Missouri) [1][2][6][7].</p><p>Sources<br>[1] Anthem plans to put time limits on anesthesia coverage, alarming doctors and patients
<a href="https://www.wskg.org/npr-news/2024-12-05/anthem-reverses-plans-to-put-time-limits-on-anesthesia-coverage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wskg.org/npr-news/2024-12-05/a</span><span class="invisible">nthem-reverses-plans-to-put-time-limits-on-anesthesia-coverage</span></a><br>[2] Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to reverse plan to cap anesthesia
<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia-policy-new-york-connecticut-missouri/story?id=116479985" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/Health/anthem-b</span><span class="invisible">lue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia-policy-new-york-connecticut-missouri/story?id=116479985</span></a><br>[3] Blue Cross Blue Shield will begin limiting anesthesia coverage in some states
<a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/blue-cross-blue-shield-will-begin-limiting-anesthesia-coverage-in-some-states/3616725/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcchicago.com/news/local/blue</span><span class="invisible">-cross-blue-shield-will-begin-limiting-anesthesia-coverage-in-some-states/3616725/</span></a><br>[4] Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Won't Pay for the Complete Duration
<a href="https://www.asahq.org/about-asa/newsroom/news-releases/2024/11/anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-will-not-pay-complete-duration-of-anesthesia-for-surgical-procedures" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">asahq.org/about-asa/newsroom/n</span><span class="invisible">ews-releases/2024/11/anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-will-not-pay-complete-duration-of-anesthesia-for-surgical-procedures</span></a><br>[5] Amid fury, Anthem reverses plan to limit anesthesia coverage in CT
<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2024/12/05/ct-anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ctmirror.org/2024/12/05/ct-ant</span><span class="invisible">hem-blue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia/</span></a><br>[6] Anthem Blue Cross says it's reversing a policy to limit anesthesia coverage
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia-coverage-policy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/anthem-blue-c</span><span class="invisible">ross-blue-shield-anesthesia-coverage-policy/</span></a><br>[7] Insurance company halts plan to put time limits on coverage for anesthesia during surgery
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/health/anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia-claim-limits/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2024/12/05/health/anth</span><span class="invisible">em-blue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia-claim-limits/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/anthem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthem</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BXBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BXBS</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/UHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UHC</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/aGoodGuyWithAGun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aGoodGuyWithAGun</span></a></p>
Bob K Mertz :distressedUS:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@tinker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tinker</span></a></span><br>So this was an Anthem thing all along and not a Blue Cross thing? Or are other BCBS carriers still going forward with this?</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ceo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceo</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/unitedhealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unitedhealthcare</span></a></p>
Artemis<p>Connecticut's comptroller says <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> has changed their decision about surgery anesthesia (at least in Connecticut—it hasn't been announced by BCBS, so what's going on with the other states is unknown).</p><p>Anyway, that's change we can believe in. Would you look at that? I guess <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/KimKeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KimKeck</span></a> doesn't want to go the way of her industry colleague.</p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/12/05/blue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia-anthem-connecticut" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2024/12/05/blue-cros</span><span class="invisible">s-blue-shield-anesthesia-anthem-connecticut</span></a></p>
clawfulneutral<p><a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.port0.org/tag/unitedhealthcare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedHealthcare</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.port0.org/tag/bluecrossblueshield" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlueCrossBlueShield</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.port0.org/tag/bcbs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BCBS</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.port0.org/tag/brianthompson" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrianThompson</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.port0.org/tag/ushealthcare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UShealthcare</a></p>
Tinker ☀️<p>Well, then.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ceo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceo</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/unitedhealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unitedhealthcare</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia-coverage-policy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/anthem-blue-c</span><span class="invisible">ross-blue-shield-anesthesia-coverage-policy/</span></a></p>
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