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Insurance Blog Week in Review – April 22 – 28, 2012

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At the end of every week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review gives you a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on all of the articles that hit the blog in the past week. There can be anywhere between 12 and 14 different blogs that have appeared. What did you miss this week? Renters Insurance Doesn’t Cover Bug Infestation A family in Bakersfield, California, rented a home that was infested with bugs. The entire family is suffering from scabies, and ended up throwing away their contaminated property. Would renters insurance covered any of this? Unfortunately, it would not. The Insurance … Continue reading →

Lack of Insurance Makes Permanent Patients

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What happens when a person who has no health insurance coverage ends up in a hospital with a serious illness? For some, it means that they become permanent patients of the hospital. They end up living there, and the hospital gets stuck paying for all of their medical bills. Part of the problem is connected to dysfunctions in the health care system. There are a lot of Americans who lack health insurance coverage. Until very recently, I was among that group. I used to say that I needed health insurance “in case I get hit by a bus and end … Continue reading →