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USCCB Sent Letters to Congress About Birth Control Mandate

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sent letters to all 535 members of Congress in regards to the birth control mandate. The content of the letters urges lawmakers to allow for-profit religious businesses to be exempt from having to offer employer sponsored health plans that cover contraception. Recently, the Obama administration provided clarification about the birth control mandate. It makes it very clear which employers will be exempt from the requirement that they offer employer-sponsored health plans that cover the cost of contraception, and which employers will not be exempt from the law. In short, it works like this: … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – May 6 -12, 2012

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Once a week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review gives you a brief description about everything that hit the blog in the past seven days. There could be anywhere between twelve and fourteen different blogs appearing in that amount of time. What did you miss? Here is your chance to “ketchup”. Oregon has Insurance for Growers of Medical Marijuana It is similar to a crop insurance policy. This specialty type of insurance is to provide some protection for people who are growing marijuana that is going to be used for medical purposes. It provides some finances to help if the … Continue reading →

New Law Affects Insurance Coverage for Birth Control

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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a law that allows religious employers to opt-out of having to cover birth control in their employer sponsored health insurance plans. They can also exclude coverage for abortion-inducing drugs. Brewer says that will protect the faith and freedom of religious employers. In March of 2012, there was an extremely controversial bill called House Bill 2625. The Arizona House of Representatives passed it. The bill would have required female employees to prove to their employer that they were using birth control to treat a medical condition, such as endometriosis or polycystic ovarian syndrome, in order to … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – Week of February 12 – 18, 2012

In a given week, there can be anywhere from twelve to fourteen different blogs appearing here. The Insurance Blog Week in Review brings you a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on the news that you may have missed. Clinic Will Charge Unhealthy Workers Higher Insurance Rates The Cleveland Clinic is going to charge employees that are considered to be unhealthy a 21% higher health insurance premium. To avoid the increase, the worker has to see a doctor and follow the health plan the doctor prescribes. The Insurance Podcast Roundup for the week went up on February 13, 2012. Each … Continue reading →

Insurance Podcast Roundup – Week of September 13, 2011

News about health insurance, and health care, affects all of us. If you aren’t having a problem with health insurance, then it is likely that someone in your family is. This week’s Insurance Podcast Roundup has episodes that talk about “Contagion”, September 11, birth control, and more. CNN has a video from Dr. Sanjay Gupta. It was released on September 7, 2011. In this episode, Dr. Gupta talks with police who were first responders on September 11, 2001, and who now have cancer. A study finds that firefighters who were working at Ground Zero are at an increased risk of … Continue reading →