Every week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review gives you a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on all the blogs that appeared here in the past week. There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blogs that go up. What did you miss?
What You Could Lose if the Supreme Court Overturns ACA
The Supreme Court is going to reveal its ruling regarding the court case about the Affordable Care Act. Here is a quick list of some of the things you will lose if the Supreme Court overturns the ACA.
The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on June 4, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of NPR’s “All Things Considered”. The episode is called “Oregon’s Medicaid Experiment Represents a ‘Defining Moment’”. It discusses the way that Oregon has found to make Medicaid treatment better and cheaper.
The Deadline for State Exchanges Has Been Set
States must submit their proposals that show how they intend to operate their state run health insurance exchanges by November 16, 2012.
Types of Insurance You Probably Don’t Need
There are certain types of insurance that most people do not actually need. This blog points out a few of them.
Life Insurance – You’re Doing it Wrong!
A woman impersonated her deceased son and got a life insurance policy. She made herself the beneficiary. Then, she altered his death certificate and a police report and changed the date that it said her son died. Obviously, she got caught.
Insurance Needs for the Summer
Families who have a swimming pool, or who will be hosting parties this Summer, should make sure they have the proper amount of homeowners insurance coverage first.
It Helps to Get the News Involved
Having problems getting your insurance company to cover something that it should be covering? It seems that many people get quick results shortly after they get a news station involved.
California has Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program
California has a Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program to help people afford just enough auto insurance coverage to comply with the law. Unfortunately, few people have heard of this program.
Coalition Urges Governor Quinn to Set Up Exchange
A group of labor, health, and civic advocacy groups want Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to issue an executive order so that the state can begin work on creating its health insurance exchange.
Young Adults Have Insurance and Medical Debt
The Affordable Care Act helped many young adults, who were between the ages of 18 and 26, to find health insurance coverage. Lack of maternity coverage in those plans leaves this group with a lot of medical debt.
California Insurance Agents Arrested for Ponzi Scheme
Two men in California, an insurance agent and a former insurance agent, have been arrested for running a Ponzi scheme. In short, they took money from senior citizens who they got to know through their insurance agency, and “helped” them to refinance their homes.
Nixon Proposed a Comprehensive Health Care Plan
President Richard Nixon proposed a Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan in 1974. Obviously, that didn’t happen. Much of it is very similar to things that are part of the Affordable Care Act.
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