A new House bill would ban health insurers from imposing arbitrary time limits on patients under anesthesia — days after Anthem Blue Cross Shield only backed off the move amid outcry.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield halted a plan to deny claims for anesthesia services that exceeded specific time limits for surgeries and procedures.

Anesthesia is fairly safe, but "going under" can pose risks. WebMD tells you how to minimize them.

Anthem will reverse a policy that would have capped insurance coverage for anesthesia after objections from doctors and lawmakers.

Women who had general anesthesia during C-sections were also older, and more often non-white and on Medicaid or Medicare, compared to those who had regional anesthesia, the study said.

Caffeine helps quickly boost wakefulness following general anesthesia, a new study finds. The stimulant — used daily by more than 90 percent of adults in the U.S. — appears to alter ...