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Insurance Blog Week in Review – January 29 – February 5, 2012

Every week, the Insurance Blog will have anywhere from twelve to fourteen different articles appearing on it. Many relate to health insurance, several have been about auto insurance, and every so often there will random and bizarre insurance related topics. The Insurance Blog Week in Review is a easy way to “ketchup”, so you won’t miss anything. Staying on Your Ex’s Health Insurance is Risky It might be more convenient, at first, to continue using your ex’s health insurance policy after the two of you have gotten divorced. However, there are some risks involved in doing that. The Insurance Podcast … Continue reading →

Kaiser Permanente Workers Strike Over Health Care

Contract negotiations have broken down, once again, between Kaiser Permanente and workers who are represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers. This has lead to a workers’ strike. The central issue seems to be about proposed cuts to the worker’s health insurance coverage. A one-day strike took place recently in Santa Rosa, California. The workers who went on strike were those who were represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers, or NUHW. This union represents people who work as mental health staff, and opticians, in hospitals. The strike was supported by Kaiser nurses, who were with the California … Continue reading →