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A Missouri Senate committee will hold a public hearing at the end of the month regarding failed negotiations between MU Health Care and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.

MU Health Care says Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield walked out of negotiations with MU Health Care this week. The previous contract served more than 100,000 individuals in the region - including thousands of unionized workers. Anthem’s withdrawal discontinues care for Missouri’s unionized labor force.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it won't tie payments to the length of time a patient went under anesthesia.

Doctors and patients are worried about a push by the nation's second-largest health insurer to limit emergency room visits to major problems like heart…