The Insurance Podcast Roundup is where to go every week to find new episodes of podcasts that talk about topics that are related to insurance. This is a great way to stay informed about the changes that could affect the insurance policies that protect your family.
NPR released an episode of “Talk of the Nation” on June 1, 2012. This episode is called “Can Technology Deliver Better Health Care?” In this episode, host Ira Flatow speaks with Dr. Eric Topol, author of “The Creative Destruction of Medicine”, Dr. Reed Tuckson, head of UnitedHealth Group, and Dr. Arnold Relman, former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. They discuss the future of digital health and how it might affect the cost of health care.
NPR released an episode of “All Things Considered” on May 30, 2012. This episode is called “Oregon’s Medicaid Experiment Represents A ‘Defining Moment’”. Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber has found a way to make Medicaid treatment better and cheaper. It involves the use of a “coordinated care organization” that connects and communicates with each other in order to provide the best care for the Medicaid patients who are the sickest.
NPR released another episode of “All Things Considered” on May 30, 2012. This episode is called “’Direct Primary Care’ A New Option For The Uninsured”. Host Robert Seigel speaks with Dr. Arnold Milstein, the director of the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center, about how a new model for health care, called Direct Primary Care, works. It is a way to help the underinsured, or the uninsured, to get the health care that they need.
Pet Insurance Guide Podcast released episode 5 on May 24, 2012. In this episode, host Dr. Doug Kenney speaks with Dr. Jack Stephens, the person who started the very first successful pet insurance company in the United States. Many very interesting questions are asked and answered!
Pet Insurance Guide Podcast released episode 6 on June 2, 2012. In this episode, host Dr. Doug Kenney speaks with Desiree, who is a reader of his blog. She tells her story of researching various pet insurance companies. They discuss why she decided to get pet insurance, why she chose the company that she is currently getting pet insurance from, and the health issues of her adopted dog, Kieran.
America’s Healthcare Advocate Show released a new episode on May 25, 2012. This episode is called “Grace-Marie Turner (Supreme Court Update)”. In this episode, host Cary Hall speaks with Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute. They talk about the recent developments with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Supreme Court.
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