Insurance Blog Week in Review – March 25 – 31, 2012

Every week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review is the blog to read if you would like a quick summary of everything that posted in the past week. It is a good way to make sure that you didn’t miss anything. This time, the majority of the blogs had something to do with the Affordable Care Act. Health Insurance Approval Letters Should Include Cost of Premium I believe that there should be a law that requires insurers to tell consumers the cost of the premium for the health insurance policy they were approved for right in the approval letter. I … Continue reading

Supreme Court Releases Audio from Wednesday’s Arguments

The historic case about the Affordable Care Act has now been heard by the Supreme Court. It will be quite some time before the Justices make rulings about it. The Supreme Court has released audio of the arguments that were heard on two separate parts of the ACA today. You can listen to it on their website. This has been a very important week for health insurance. The Supreme Court listened to the final oral arguments regarding specific aspects of the Affordable Care Act today. No matter what the Justices decide, those decisions will affect each and every American. The … Continue reading

Supreme Court Releases Audio of First Oral Argument

As promised, the Supreme Court has released the audio of the oral arguments that were heard in court today. This is the first time that audio of a case heard by the Supreme Court has been released on the same day that the case was heard. This is the first part of the case involving several aspects of the Affordable Care Act. Today, the Supreme Court heard the first part of a case called Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida. This plaintiffs for this case include 26 states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, … Continue reading

Insurance Blog Week in Review – Week of March 12 – 17, 2012

The Insurance Blog will get anywhere between twelve and fourteen different blogs added to it each week. It can be hard to keep up with them all. The Insurance Blog Week in Review is a great way to “ketchup” on whatever you missed. This week has a lot about my own, personal, attempts to find affordable health insurance. ABS Insurance has Tips for St. Patrick’s Day ABS has a few tips that can help you avoid having to make a car insurance claim on St. Patrick’s Day. Their advice would be helpful for pretty much any holiday that includes a … Continue reading

Audio of Supreme Court Case to be Released Same Day

In just a few weeks, the Supreme Court will hear three days of oral arguments on the biggest health insurance related case of the year. The audio of the arguments will be released the same day that the arguments are heard. This has never happened before. The Supreme Court will be hearing a case about specific parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Some have referred to the ACA as “Obamacare”, but that is not the actual name of it. Essentially, the two names are referring to the exact same set of health reform laws. On March 26, 2012, the … Continue reading