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Author: Claire Wallace Becker’s ASC Review Here are several states that saw changes in CRNA policies in the past year, from reimbursement declines to alleviated supervision requirements: Ohio-based insurer Medical Mutual announced plans to reduce CRNA reimbursements to 85% beginning Jan. 24, impacting communities and practitioners across the state. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington and Kaiser Foundation Health […]
Read MoreAuthor: Claire Wallace Becker’s ASC Review As all physicians are heading into 2025 battling nationwide shortages and ongoing reimbursement cuts, here are five numbers that are scaring anesthesiologists right now: 2.83%: In November, CMS finalized a 94 cent (2.83%) conversion factor decrease from 2024. The physician fee schedule conversion factor for 2025 is $32.35, down from $33.29 in […]
Read MoreAuthor: Sundararaman, Lalitha MBBS, MD, FASA ASA Monitor 89(1):p 16, January 2025. Abraham Lincoln put it succinctly all those years ago: “And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It is the life in your years.” We have all tried our best to fill our years with purposeful moments, with dedication […]
Read MoreAuthor: Richard Novak, MD The Anesthesia Consultant A quarter-century into the new millennium, how much has anesthesia changed? During the years 2000-2025 the world transformed in remarkable ways. In 1999 we lived without: Smartphones GPS mapping and directions in our phones Digital photography and video cameras in our phones Social media Television streaming services such […]
Read MoreAuthor: John Basil Insurance Net Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is furious, after health insurance company Anthem planned a policy change that would cut the length of time anesthesia can be covered during medical procedures. “Can you imagine what that would mean? Nobody can afford anesthesia on their own. It’s thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars,” Hawley said. The […]
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