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Insurance Companies Say No to Anesthesia for Screening Colon and Esophageal Cancer

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(New York, New York) In a move that will have severe repercussions for patients and their doctors, several major insurance companies are planning to eliminate paying for anesthesiologists in such common cancer screening procedures as colonoscopies and upper endoscopies. Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Wellpoint and other insurers are lining up to remove not only the alternative of being asleep and...