Having a medical procedure, big or small, can be nerve-wracking. The nerves, the waiting, the bright hospital lights…it’s a lot. But every now and then, once everything goes smoothly and the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A bill that would force insurance companies to cover the cost of anesthesia for the entire duration of surgery passed unanimously out of the insurance committee. Currently, ...

In January, Illinois state Rep. Bill Hauter, MD, a Republican, sponsored a bill making it illegal for insurance companies to place a time limit on anesthesia payment coverage. That bill has now passed ...

About a year ago, the Eastern Orange Ambulatory Surgery Center in Cornwall, N.Y., flipped the traditional anesthesia payment model on its head. Instead of the facility paying anesthesia stipends, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A bill to require insurance companies to cover anesthesia during surgery no matter how long passed unanimously out of the Illinois Senate insurance committee. Insurance ...