It is time for this week’s Insurance Podcast Roundup. The biggest insurance related news this week is that the Supreme Court has decided to hear the case regarding the insurance mandate. Several podcasts covered this topic, while other podcasts focused on entirely different news.
NPR has an episode of “All Things Considered” that was released on November 14, 2011. This episode is called “Supreme Court Sets Historic Showdown For Health Law”. This episode discusses the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case regarding the insurance mandate. This episode talks about the biggest questions that will be answered when the case is heard.
PBS NewsHour has an episode that was released on November 15, 2011. This episode is called “Health Reform Law to Face Constitutional Test”. Jeffrey Brown discusses the political and legal implications with the National Law Journal’s Marcia Coyle, and NPR’s Julie Rovner.
Wall Street Journal Market Watch has an episode that was released on November 14, 2011. This episode covers many topics, including the news that the Supreme Court has decided to weigh in on the new health care law.
NPR has an episode of “Morning Edition” that was released on November 9, 2011. This episode is called “Wal-Mart Plans Ambitious Expansion Into Medical Care”. They discuss the implications about what could happen if Walmart decided to expand the scope of its in-store clinics.
The Covert Rationing Blog has an episode that was released on November 14, 2011. This episode is called “Regarding Taxpayer Support of the Evil Drug Companies”. In this episode, Dr. Rich talks about the process by which new drugs are produced, and the tax dollars that may go into them. Obviously, prescription drugs are very much connected to health insurance.
NPR has an episode of “Fresh Air from WHYY” that was released on November 9, 2011. This episode is called “How Birth Control And Abortion Became Politicized”. This episode discusses the history of birth control, and shows how and why it became such a highly political topic.
This year, a new law requires health insurance companies to cover the cost of birth control, (starting in August of 2012.) This has become controversial among certain religious groups who offer employer sponsored health insurance. These groups do not want to pay for their employees to have access to birth control. On the other hand, there are many women, and families, who will benefit from insurance coverage of birth control. The NPR episode talks about the politics surrounding the birth control in the early days.
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