Each and every week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review brings you an easy way to “ketchup” on all of the blogs that appeared here in the past week. There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blogs here each week, and they can go by pretty fast. What did you miss?
Another Reason to Cover Pre-Existing Conditions
Health insurance companies are considering people who have donated a kidney as having a pre-existing condition. The insurers are using this as an excuse to deny coverage. This is horrible!
California Replicates Health Care Reform Laws
If the Supreme Court decides to get rid of the entire Affordable Care Act, the people who live in California will still have some of those protections. This is because the state of California made laws that match some of what the ACA provides.
The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on June 18, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of CNN’s Sanjay Gupta MD. This one is called “Romney pledges to protect patients”. Mitt Romney believes that insurers shouldn’t have to cover people who have pre-existing conditions.
Lack of Insurance Closes Pharmacies
Uninsured people can’t afford to go to the local pharmacy to buy their prescription medication. Lack of business is causing pharmacies in small towns to close.
State Farm Has Tips About Life Insurance After Divorce
State Farm has some great advice about how to handle life insurance issues while divorcing.
A Snapshot of Health Before the Affordable Care Act
Yes, it really was as bad as you remember it. In 2010, less than half of adults received key preventative care services.
Mourdock Said Employers Have Right to Exclude Cancer Coverage
That was his answer to a question about if it is fair to consumers, who want birth control coverage in their employer sponsored health plan, to have their employer exclude it.
Regence BlueShield Wants 14.7% Rate Increase
It is unlikely that the Washington Insurance Commissioner, Mike Kriedler, will approve that request.
No More Puddles on the Floor!
My wall got damaged from rain. This led to a homeowners insurance claim. The wall is now fixed!
Massachusetts Residents Are About to Receive Rebates
Residents of Massachusetts who have health insurance could receive a health insurance rebate this Summer.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois Won’t Issue Rebates
The insurer claims it has met the requirements of the medical loss ratio, and has spent at least 80% of its health insurance premiums on things that improve customer’s health.
Seasonal Firefighter Lack Health Insurance
Seasonal workers aren’t allowed to access the health insurance that full time firefighters get. This means families of seasonal firefighters are going without any health insurance coverage.
Mourdock Prematurely Responds to Supreme Court Ruling
Richard Mourdock wanted to be prepared. So, he created four different video responses to the various ways that the Supreme Court could decided the case involving the ACA. All four videos got posted to his YouTube page.
Illinois Teachers Lose Retirement Insurance Benefits
Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation that discontinues the free, or low cost, retirement health insurance for retired teachers and other government workers. These workers were promised that particular benefit in exchange for working in a government position for 20 years.
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