Anesthesia for All Act

This bill would bar group health plans and health insurers that offer group or individual coverage from placing time caps on payment for anesthesia given during medically necessary procedures. Payment for anesthesia would be based on medical necessity as judged by the anesthesiologist, nurse anesthetist, or other licensed anesthesia provider. Insurers could not deny payment only because anesthesia care lasted longer than a pre-set time limit. State Medicaid programs, including managed care plans, would have to follow the same rules. The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services would audit insurers for compliance, investigate complaints, and report to Congress within one year and every 3 years after that.

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Sponsors

• Ritchie Torres Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors