The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed cuts to the Medicare fee schedules for anesthesia services that could return payment rates for anesthesiologists to levels last seen nearly 30 years ago.
The proposed cuts come months into the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when anesthesia professionals have become front-line providers against spread of the virus.
Season 2 of The Etherist explores the many pressures facing anesthesiologists in the near future including the looming