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Is that what happens when Medicare, which pays for the overwhelming majority of all surgeries, denies anesthesiology bills exceeding CMS limits? Seniors just pay for their own anesthesia? No.

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I honestly don't know, but if not I would like to understand why.

Yes you do know! Do you read lots of stories about seniors being stiffed with huge anesthesia bills? No. Because that doesn't happen!

Okay, but granting that, why?

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