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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Every week, the Insurance Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss insurance related issues. This is a good way to stay politically aware, and to keep up with changes to laws that could affect your insurance policies. NPR has an episode of “Morning Edition” that was released on March 15, 2012. The episode is called “Mississippi Builds Insurance Exchange, Even As It Fights Health Law”. Lawmakers in Mississippi feel that the exchanges are one of the good parts of the Affordable Care Act. Their interest in creating a state health insurance exchange predates the ACA. CNN … Continue reading →

It is time for the Insurance Podcast Roundup once again. Listening to a podcast that talks about the potential changes that could happen to your insurance policies is a great way to stay informed. Lately, it has become a way to keep up with politics, too. NPR has an episode of “All Things Considered” that was released on March 1, 2012. This episode is called “Majorities In Senate and Public Support Birth Control Coverage”. The episode discusses the ramifications of the Blunt Amendment, (if it had been passed). It also shares information from a Kaiser Family Foundation poll that shows … Continue reading →