Recent controversies over anesthesia reimbursement have underscored the precarious balance between insurers’ cost-cutting measures and the necessity of fairly compensating providers for complex gastrointestinal (GI) procedures. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan both recently reversed planned reimbursement changes after pushback from providers and patients. These policies would have tied anesthesia payments more closely to compressed physician work time values, potentially undervaluing long, intricate procedures like endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
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