Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield decides not to proceed with new anesthesia policy

[AZSkiffyGeek]

40. They're advocating for doctors who have screwed many friends of mine

My wife was on the operating table asking whether her anesthesiologist took our insurance, because she’s heard from other friends that anesthesiologists don’t always take insurance. He said that he did, and that was the only reason she consented.
Turns out he didn’t and we spent a year arguing with his practice over a $10k bill when he refused our insurance company’s offer. They eventually settled for a grand with us.
Had three friends with similar stories.
I don’t trust them almost as much as I don’t trust insurance companies.
And all the reporting on this was based on an alarmist press release that apparently was mischaracterizing the policy. I don’t trust organizations who take that alarmist tone with the public - there are two sides to the story and all the reporting was on one side to the point people were claiming that the anesthesiologist would have to let patients die and I saw people claiming that this was the plan for every insurance company.
And this anti-insurance company press release coincidentally came out several days after the initial announcement from BCBS, on the day everyone has pitchforks out for insurance companies?