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Blue Cross Blue Shield Reverses Controversial Policy Change In Wake Of CEO Murder

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by blueapples

Friday, Dec 06, 2024

The reaction to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is a perfect illustration of society's discontent with the avarice of corporatism, particular in sectors like healthcare and insurance where business as usual for the industries normalizes predatory practices. Although no motive for the murder has yet to be conclusively determined by the NYPD, the development that Thompson's shooter inscribed his bullet casings with the words "deny," "defend," and "depose" conveys that the ethics of the healthcare insurance industry were behind the impetus of the killing. In the wake of Thompson's murder, another healthcare insurance conglomerate has chosen to walk back a controversial policy change it had slated to take effect in 2025 that embodies the depravity of the industry that has left many without sympathy for the death of the United Healthcare CEO.

In November, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield announced that it would no longer continue to pay for anesthesia over the complete duration of medical procedures for its policyholders in Connecticut, New York, and Missouri. Instead, the healthcare insurer would only pay for anesthesia over a predetermined amount of time. The insurer stated it would rely on parameters categorized as 'physician work time values' by the Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services, a metric healthcare professionals opposed to Anthem's new policy described as arbitrary and unclear.

This meant that ff the prescribed time frame for use of anesthesia exceeded those CMS metrics that Anthem would completely deny the bill submitted by anesthesiologists, leaving patients to cover the enormous cost. In an official statement announcing the new policy, Anthem wrote “We will utilize the CMS Physician Work Time values to target the number of minutes reported for anesthesia services. Claims submitted with reported time above the established number of minutes will be denied.” The policy change was set to take effect in February 2025.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2024-12-05/anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-reverses-controversial-policy-change-wake-united

USA: The Surveillance State is becoming a reality and people need to be aware of the risks and take steps to protect their privacy

By Rhoda Wilson on December 6, 2024

The American government and corporations, the Surveillance State, are using various technologies to monitor and track people, including geofencing, facial recognition, DNA analysis and behavioural surveillance.

These technologies can be used to identify and track people based on their phone and movement data, DNA, face, behaviour, spending and social media activities.

The US government and corporations are working together to create a vast network of digital Peeping Toms, electronic eavesdroppers and robotic snoops that can monitor and track Americans in real time.

https://expose-news.com/2024/12/06/surveillance-state-is-becoming-a-reality/