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Nurse anesthetists press lawmakers for reimbursement parity after insurers cut rates
Summary
Certified registered nurse anesthetists and their associations urged the committee to adopt state-level provider nondiscrimination to stop commercial insurers from reimbursing CRNA services below physician rates, citing federal parity in Medicare and recent commercial reductions.
Certified registered nurse anesthetists and their representatives told the Joint Committee on Financial Services that some commercial insurers pay CRNAs far less than physicians for the same anesthesia services and urged state action to enforce federal nondiscrimination provisions.
Sarah Frederiksen, president of the Massachusetts Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, described federal history and Massachusetts policy changes that grant CRNAs full practice authority and said Medicare has reimbursed CRNAs on parity…
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