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Insurance Blog Week in Review – May 27 – June 2, 2012

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The Insurance Blog Week in Review provides you with a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on all the blogs that appeared here in the past week. There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen different blogs that go up. What did you miss? Lloyd’s of London Denied Coverage for Bill Paxton The insurer that is well known for approving of all kinds of strange insurance policies denied a request made by Bill Paxton for life insurance. CalPERS Will Offer Coverage for Same-Sex Couples The California retirement fund for state employees will now be able to offer long-term care insurance … Continue reading →

Will Insurance Cover the Feeding Tube Diet?

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One of the fad diets that has been making headlines is called the Feeding Tube Diet. Instead of eating, a physically healthy person pays to have a doctor place a feeding tube into her body specifically for the purpose of losing weight. Is this something that a person can expect their health insurance plan to cover? The Feeding Tube Diet, which is also called the K & E diet, is one that is popular with women who will be getting married soon. The primary motivation for choosing this particular diet is that the woman is concerned about appearing as “a … Continue reading →