This is the very first Insurance Podcast Roundup for 2012! This weekly roundup is where to find new and interesting episodes of podcasts that discuss topics related to insurance. This week, I bring you episodes from many of the podcasts that come from NPR. NPR has an episode of “Morning Edition” that was released on December 28, 2011. This episode is called “Reversal on Health Mandate Came Late For Gingrich and Romney”. This episode reviews how both of these political candidates seem to have reversed their original views and opinions on what has been called “Obamacare”. NPR has an episode … Continue reading →

The weekly Insurance Podcast Roundup is a great way to stay current with the news that affects your insurance policies. It is also a good way to stay informed about upcoming changes to insurance, and to learn more about useful types of insurance that you don’t happen to know much about. Lockton is a risk management insurance company. Someone at Lockton re-wrote “The Night Before Christmas” into “The Night Before Riskmas”. The re-written Christmas poem tells, and shows, exactly what kind of risk Santa Claus would be facing each Christmas. Unless, of course, he purchased some helpful insurance policies to … Continue reading →

It is time, once again, for the weekly Insurance Podcast Roundup. This is where to look for new episodes of podcasts that focus on insurance related issues. It is also a good way to stay informed with some of the current news that could affect your insurance policies. NPR released an episode of “All Things Considered” on December 14, 2011. This episode is called “Hospitals Torn on Reducing Repeat Admissions”. Starting in the Fall of 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services will start penalizing hospitals whose Medicare readmission rates are higher than expected for heart attacks, heart failure, … Continue reading →

Every week, the Insurance Podcast Roundup brings you new, and useful, episodes of podcasts that focus on insurance related issues. It is important to keep informed about what is going on with insurance, because it will affect you and your family. NPR has an episode of “Morning Edition” that was released on December 8, 2011. This episode is called “Houston’s Health Clinics Struggle to Meet Demand”. This episode focuses on a study that has documented the increasing number of patients that are turning to free public clinics in Houston. There is concern that there will be another increase of people … Continue reading →

The Insurance Podcast Roundup is a weekly blog that gives you an easy and convenient way to find episodes of podcasts that cover information about insurance. Listening to podcasts about insurance is a good way to stay current with the news, and to gain an understanding of how new changes will affect you. NPR has an episode of “All Things Considered” that was released on December 5, 2011. This episode is called “Gingrich’s Health Care Consultancy: Is It Lobbying?” This episode discusses the businesses owned by Newt Gingrich, and raises questions about two of those businesses. Specifically, this episode talks … Continue reading →