An Illinois dentist stole anesthesia medicine from patients during surgery, feds say. Photo by note thanun on Unsplash. A former Illinois dentist was sentenced to prison after officials said he stole ...

Surgery isn’t always predictable. Complications happen. Even so, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, a health insurance provider, plans to set limits on the anesthesia time it will cover in certain states.

A former Illinois dentist was sentenced to prison after officials said he stole medicine intended to be used as anesthesia during surgery, leaving his patients crying and moaning in pain. Phillip M.