While state-level reimbursement for such costs is not new, it is rarely sufficient to pay the bills. Most offer tax deductions for expenses up to $5,000 or $10,000.
Inspectors found that an anesthesiologist at a Brooklyn hospital made numerous errors in administering epidurals. Some were life-threatening. One was fatal.
Many doctors worry that the drugs' current popularity, fueled in part by social media, has resulted in people taking them without sufficient medical supervision.
