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Insurance Podcast Roundup – Week of April 23, 2012

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Every week, the Insurance Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss a variety of topics relating to insurance. This is a great way to keep up with the news, and with the changes that could affect the insurance policies that cover you and your family. PBS NewsHour has an episode that was released on April 20, 2012. This episode is called “VA Adds 1,600 Workers to Fix Backlog, but ‘Always More We Can Do’”. Host Jeffrey Brown speaks with Sonja Batten, a senior mental health official at the VA. They discuss the reasons behind the problems … Continue reading →

Insurance Podcast Roundup – Week of April 16, 2012

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It is time for the Insurance Podcast Roundup once again! This is where to find brand new episodes of podcast that talk about insurance related news, issues, and changes. Listening to podcasts is a great way to learn about things that could, potentially, affect the insurance that covers you and your family. PBS NewsHour released an episode on April 10, 2012. This episode is called “U.S. Dental Crisis: Sen. Sanders on the Fight for Coverage”. This episode features an interview with Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont. Topics include: the lack of dentists, the high cost of dental care, … Continue reading →

Insurance Podcast Roundup – Week of April 2, 2012

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Every week, the Insurance Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that talk about insurance related issues. This week, it is important that you listen to the audio of the arguments released by the Supreme Court. I also bring you other episodes of podcasts that talk about insurance. The Supreme Court released audio of the first day of arguments from the case about the Affordable Care Act. Today’s focus was on if the individual mandate is a penalty or if it is a tax. The Supreme Court released audio of the second day of arguments from the ACA … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of April 2, 2012

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It is time, once again, for the Special Needs Podcast Roundup. This is where to go to find brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics that are relevant to parents of children who have special needs. Individual episodes could cover anything from autism to allergies, to news regarding changes to special education, to health insurance coverage for ABA treatment. Find out what is new this week! The Mayo Clinic has an episode that was released on March 30, 2012. This episode is called “Mobilaser”. In this episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. Jay Van Gerpen talks about a new tool that … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – March 25 – 31, 2012

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Once a week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a quick description of everything that hit the blog in a given week. This is a great way to figure out if you missed anything that you wanted to read. It can also be helpful for those of you who want to scan through it, to find blogs that are specifically relevant to your family’s situation. Oklahoma Judge Rules School Vouchers are Unconstitutional School vouchers seem to be very controversial right now. In Oklahoma, there is a law called the Lindsey Nichole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities … Continue reading →

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

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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 →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of March 26, 2012

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Each and every week, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you episodes of podcasts that talk about topics that are relevant to parents of kids who have special needs. They could be about anything from autism, ADHD, and allergies, to special education laws, and insurance coverage for the treatment your child needs. The Coffee Klatch has an episode that was released on March 25, 2012. This episode is called “Down Syndrome From a Father’s Perspective”. It features Rick Smith, whose son, Noah, has Down Syndrome. Rick’s blog is called “Noah’s Dad”. He shares his personal experiences on his blog, and … Continue reading →

Insurance Podcast Roundup – Week of March 26, 2012

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Every week, the Insurance Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that talk about insurance related issues. This week, many are focused on the first part of the Supreme Court case regarding the Affordable Care Act. The Supreme Court released the audio of the oral arguments from the first session of the case regarding parts of the Affordable Care Act. The focus of the case today was about whether or not the penalty involved with the individual mandate is, or is not, a tax. NPR has an episode of “All Things Considered” that was released on March 26, … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – March 18 – 24, 2012

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Once a week, the Special Needs Blog at Families.com does a quick Week in Review. This is a great way to catch up on the blogs that you meant to read, but didn’t have enough time to do it when it first hit the blog. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup for the week went up on March 19, 2012. This week, I would like to point out an episode from the “Autism & Disney Series – The Best Magic”. It is episode number four, and it talks about how children who have autism can have a great Disney vacation. Study … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – Week of March 18 – 24, 2012

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What did you miss this week on the Insurance Blog at Families.com? There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blog post here each and every week. It is easy to miss something. The Week in Review is a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on whatever you missed. Texas Sues Federal Government Over Funding Cut to WHP The Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius over the cut to the federal funding for Texas’ Medicaid Women’s Health Program. The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on March 19, 2012. This week, … Continue reading →