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CRNA groups press lawmakers to ban lower insurer reimbursement, cite federal parity and state action
Summary
Certified registered nurse anesthetists and advocates urged the committee to back bills (H.1142/S.783) that would prohibit insurers from reimbursing CRNAs at lower rates than physicians, arguing parity is supported by federal law and would expand access.
BOSTON — Certified registered nurse anesthetists testified to the Joint Committee on Financial Services and Insurance that some commercial insurers reimburse CRNAs at far lower rates than physician anesthesiologists and that state law should prohibit that differential.
Sarah Frederiksen and Melissa Crode, leaders of the Massachusetts Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, urged support for H.1142 and S.783, "An Act to promote increased access to patient care through equitable reimbursement." They said Medicare and MassHealth reimburse CRNAs at parity with physicians and that withholding parity in commercial contracts…
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