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Final Rules About What Health Plans Must Cover

This is exactly what many health insurance companies, and many families, have been waiting to hear. The Obama administration has issued the final rules that define the Essential Health Benefits that must be covered in all health plans, starting in 2014. Here is a quick look at what will be included. The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a final rule that defines what health insurance plans must cover. The rule applies to both individual plans and the small group markets. The purpose is to give consumers a consistent way to compare one health insurance plan with another. … Continue reading →

Mother’s Blog About Mentally Ill Son Goes Viral

A mother has written a blog that has been passed around the internet via Facebook and in links in several other blogs and news articles. In it, she discusses her fear that her son will someday do something similar to what Adam Lanza did in Connecticut. It is an eye-opening piece of writing. Yesterday, I wrote a blog that clarified that not all people who have Asperger’s Syndrome are violent. Some can, and do, express loud, verbal, outbursts or may push someone away from them. Typically, the violence that people with Asperger’s Syndrome express is not premeditated or planned out. … Continue reading →

Ending Healthy Families Program Will Not Solve Budget Problems

California Governor Jerry Brown has decided to end the Healthy Families insurance program in 2013. Children covered by that program will be shifted into the Medi-Cal program. The purpose of this change is so the state can save money. Legislators see problems with this plan, and want Healthy Families reinstated. To understand this story, you will need a little bit of background. Healthy Families is a low cost public health insurance program in California that covers children and teenagers. It provides health, dental, and vision coverage. It is for kids who come from families who do not qualify for Medi-Cal, … Continue reading →

Minnesota is Working on a State Health Insurance Exchange

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Not every state has decided to create a state health insurance exchange. Many that did choose to make one have been working hard to get it ready to go. Minnesota recently selected the company that will help them to build the technical part of their exchange. Last year, in April, the Minnesota House of Representatives introduced a bill that would ban Minnesota from creating a health insurance exchange. This was a bill presented by the Republican politicians in the Minnesota House of Representatives. If this bill were passed into law, it would mean that Minnesota would end up with a … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – July 8 – 14, 2012

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Every week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review brings you a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on the blogs that have been posted here in the past seven days. There could be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blogs that appear. Which ones did you miss? Jan Brewer Wants to Take Away Health Insurance Benefits Arizona Governor Jan Brewer wants the Supreme Court to allow her to terminate health insurance coverage for the same-sex partners of state workers. An appeals court would not allow her to do that. The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on July 9, 2012. This time, … Continue reading →

Insurance Podcast Roundup – Week of July 9, 2012

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Once a week, the Insurance Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics related to insurance. This is an easy way to keep up to date with the changes to insurance that could affect the policies that protect your family. NPR released an episode of “Morning Edition” on June 29, 2012. This episode is called “Health Care Ruling Is A Mixed Bag For Insurers”. Host Linda Wertheimer and Host Renee Montagne speak with Karen Ignani. She is the president and CEO of American’s Health Insurance Plans, or AHIP. They discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s … Continue reading →

Insurance Podcast Roundup – Week of July 2, 2012

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Every week the Insurance Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics related to insurance. This is a good way to keep up to date with the changes to insurance that could affect the policies that protect your family. NPR has an episode of “Morning Edition” that was released on June 29, 2012. This episode is called “Business Owners Mixed On Health Care Ruling”. The episode features a few small business owners, each of whom had a somewhat different reaction to the Supreme Court’s ruling about the Affordable Care Act. NPR released another episode of “Morning … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – June 24 – 30, 2012

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Every week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review brings you a quick summary of each of the blogs that were posted here in the past seven days. It makes it easier for you to find out about the ones that you might have missed. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on June 25, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday”. The episode was called “Planes, Patience, and Slightly Kid-Friendlier Security”. This is a good one to listen to for parents who will be traveling by plane with their children this … Continue reading →

Comments About Supreme Court Decision on ACA

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The Supreme Court revealed its much anticipated and long awaited decision about the Affordable Care Act today. No matter what your personal viewpoint of that happens to be, this is a noteworthy and historical event. Here is a quick roundup of comments made by various politicians about the decision. The Supreme Court unveiled its decisions about the Affordable Care Act today, June 28, 2012, at around 10:00 in the morning. Shortly after that, several politicians made public comments about their thoughts regarding that decision. House Speaker John Boehner, who is a Republican from Ohio, released this statement: “The president’s health … Continue reading →

Insurance Podcast Roundup – Week of June 25, 2012

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It is time, once again, for the weekly Insurance Podcast Roundup. This is where to find brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss issues related to insurance. It is a good way to keep informed about the changes to insurance that could affect the policies that protect your family. NPR released an episode of “Weekend Edition Sunday” on June 24, 2012. This episode is called “Countdown To The Supreme Court’s Ruling On Health Care”. This episode points out that the Supreme Court is very likely to issue its decision about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act soon. It discusses … Continue reading →