The government itself is who came up with the anesthesia guidelines and what the government will and will not pay for if someone’s healthcare is paid by the gov

The government itself is who came up with the anesthesia guidelines and what the government will and will not pay for if someone’s healthcare is paid by the government (Medicare/Medicaid/etc): https://www.cms.gov/files/document/chapter2cptcodes00000-01999final11.pdf https://www.cms.gov/files/document/chapter2cptcodes00000-019... But that is one the purposes of the managed care organizations (MCOS, aka health insurers). They take the heat off the politicians for reducing quantity and quality of healthcare, because pay has been going down for 10+ years for doctors. In the UK, it is easy for people to blame the government for long wait times or less credential provider, since the government is directly offering it. But US leaders are in a better position, they can cut remuneration via myriad billing code changes and prior authorization policies, and people’s eyes will glaze over before they get to the end of this paragraph.