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Anthem reverses plans to put time limits on anesthesia coverage

11:33am December 05, 2024

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield was under scrutiny for planning to put time limits on anesthesia care. On Thursday, the large health insurer said it had decided not to proceed with the policy change.

The Trump administration aims to boost competition among hospitals and cut costs by letting consumers see how widely prices can vary for the same medical or surgical procedure. But health economists say patients typically have little choice in choosing th

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Health & Safety

U.S. Hospitals And Insurers Might Be Forced To Reveal The True Prices They Negotiate

10:01pm March 11, 2019

by Alison Kodjak

A little-noticed Trump administration proposal would require hospitals, doctors and insurers to post the true, negotiated price for a medical procedure or service, as opposed to the "list" price.

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The first baby born as a result of a womb transplant in the United States in the neonatal unit at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.

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First Baby Born To U.S. Uterus Transplant Patient Raises Ethics Questions

5:34pm December 05, 2017

by Greta Jochem

A woman who received a uterus transplant recently delivered a healthy baby boy. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the doctors working on the experiment about its ethics, risk, and cost implications.

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