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Anthem drops new anesthesia policy

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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has dropped a new anesthesia plan after introducing it last month.

The company previously announced it would not pay for anesthesia care if a surgery goes beyond a specific time limit, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield officials cited "widespread misinformation” about how the change would work in dropping the new policy. The proposed policy change drew widespread backlash.

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