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Allstate Files Second Insurance Fraud Lawsuit of 2012

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Allstate Insurance has filed another insurance fraud lawsuit. It is the second one the insurer has filed this year. The insurer is seeking to recover a total of $6 million dollars from four defendants, (all of whom are from New York). Recently, the federal government did a nationwide takedown that resulted in 107 medical professionals being charged with Medicare fraud. The purpose was to prevent criminals from attempting to make money by filing fraudulent claims with Medicare for services or equipment that patients did not need or did not actually receive. This is the type of fraud that leads to … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – April 1-7, 2012

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The Insurance Blog Week in Review brings you a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on everything that hit the blog in the past week. There are always somewhere between 12 and 14 blogs that appear here, and it is easy to accidentally miss something that you wanted to read. What did you miss this week? What Do Insurance Brokers Do? This blog will clear up any confusion you might have about what insurance brokers do, how they get paid, and how they are connected to insurance companies. The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on April 2, 2012. This week, … Continue reading →

Kansas Judge Sides With ACLU on Abortion Insurance Case

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Last year, the state of Kansas passed a law that prohibited health insurance companies from including coverage for abortion into health insurance plans. The ACLU challenged the law, and sued the state of Kansas. Now, a Kansas judge has decided that the ACLU may have the ability to prove their assertions. She will hear the case. In 2011, the state of Kansas passed a law that prohibited all health insurance companies, both public and private, from including coverage for abortion in a standard health insurance plan. The only exception would be if the woman’s life is at risk, and the … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – Week of March 4 – 11, 2012

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Each and every week, there can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen different blogs appearing on the Insurance Blog. Keeping up with the Insurance Blog is a good way to stay informed about insurance changes that can affect your family. Use the Week in Review is a quick way to “ketchup”! Examining a Potential Health Insurance Plan I am, once again, attempting to find an affordable health insurance policy. In this blog, I go over what some of the abbreviations, phrases, and numbers in the health plan I am looking at actually mean. The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on … Continue reading →

Lead Plaintiff in Health Care Case Bankrupt from Medical Bills

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The lead plaintiff in the biggest health care court case of the year has filed for bankruptcy, in part, due to unpaid medical bills. This could, potentially, have an impact on the upcoming Supreme Court case about the Affordable Care Act. It makes the individual mandate look that much more necessary. Mary Brown is 56 years old, and she is the lead plaintiff in the court case that is challenging the individual mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act. She does not have health insurance, and she doesn’t want the federal government to be able to tell her to purchase … Continue reading →

Supreme Court Officially Declines Medicaid Case

Last year, a group of patients, doctors, and hospitals in California filed a lawsuit against the state of California over cuts to Medicaid funding. The case has made its way to the Supreme Court. Now, the Supreme Court has officially declined to hear the case. In 2008 and 2009, the legislature of the state of California cut the reimbursement fees that it paid to hospitals, doctors, and other health care providers who treated patients who were covered by Medicaid. Some of those cuts were as high as 10%. The state of California went ahead and put these changes into affect … 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 →

New Judge to Preside Over Kansas Abortion Coverage Case

In 2011, Kansas passed a law that prohibited insurance companies from covering abortion. The ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging that law. The judge that was presiding over the case has passed away. This means that a new judge has taken over the case. Last year, the state of Kansas passed a law that prohibits insurance companies from including coverage for abortion in their general health insurance plans. The only exception would be if the woman’s life is at risk, and the only way to save her life would be for her to have an abortion. That law also requires individuals … Continue reading →

Are You A Freelance Writer? Have You Tried Blogging?

Whether you are new to freelance writing or you are looking to expand your skill set, I would like to recommend that you give blogging a try. You may be wondering whether there is a place for your unique voice in a group blog or collection of blogs. I know that I was asking myself that very question when I started out. The answer to that question does, of course, depend upon the individual and also upon what blogs are looking for writers and what kind of writers they are looking for. Nonetheless, I would like to encourage you to … Continue reading →

The Case of the Drowned Sports Car

A man in Texas has been accused of intentionally driving his expensive sports car into three feet of salt water. It is claimed that he chose to do this so he could collect on a $2.2 million insurance policy. The man says that it was an accident. Doing something like that on purpose could be considered insurance fraud. In 2009, an man named Andy House, who is an auto dealer in Texas, owned a really expensive sports car. The car was a Bugatti Veryron EB. It is one of the most expensive types of sports cars in the entire world, … Continue reading →