http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png http://jezebel.com/tag/insurance http://jezebel.com/tag/insurance

If you needed any more evidence that the Greek debt-crisis is threatening to throw the world into economic and social turmoil, here it is: British people have taken to puppy-killing.  Or puppy-maiming, but either way you look at it, this story represents the next phase in series of global disasters preceding 2012's much-ballyhooed end of days. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5859359&view=rss&microfeed=true

Catholic universities have got their rosaries in a bunch over a provision in the Affordable Care Act that would require them to do something that makes the baby Jesus cry- outfit their students and employees with insurance plans that would cover hormonal birth control. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5848813&view=rss&microfeed=true

Last month, we reported on the court battle over a law in Texas that requires strip clubs to pay a so-called "pole tax" of $5 per patron. Club owners claimed that since nude dancing is a form of expression, the tax violated their right to free speech and were refusing to pay up. This week, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against the club owners. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5835073&view=rss&microfeed=true

All around the country, state lawmakers are trying to force insurers not to cover abortions — not just when it comes to the upcoming state exchanges or for public employees, but even in private insurance plans. The ACLU, which is suing to overturn a Kansas law banning private insurance coverage of abortion, provides this handy map to help you keep track of the damage so far. (Theirs is interactive). Conservatives: All about free markets, except when it comes to your reproductive rights. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5833298&view=rss&microfeed=true

The state of Washington has fined the insurance company Regence for not complying with a state law that requires coverage of contraception. The company had covered insertion of IUDs, but not removal. Sorry, ladies, you should have thought of that before you tried to prevent God's will! More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5831250&view=rss&microfeed=true

A judge is allowing former Ohio congressman Steve Driehaus to sue the anti-choice Susan B. Anthony List for defamation, because as he sensibly pointed out, they were lying about whether abortion is "taxpayer-funded" under the Affordable Care Act. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5826865&view=rss&microfeed=true According to a study by ForbesWoman, personal finance advisors have the most sexist job in America, as measured by the gap between men's and women's median weekly pay. Also on the top 10 most-sexist list are securities, commodities and financial services sales agents; retail salespeople; and insurance sales agents. This is despite the fact that women and men seem to be equally good at selling shit — says a scientist at salary website GetRaised, "Every piece of data we have suggests that there is not a significant performance gap [between men and women]." More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5815353&view=rss&microfeed=true About 100 salesmen working for German reinsurance giant Munich Re were rewarded with 20 prostitutes in Budapest (where it is legal). Wristbands indicated the prostitutes' relative status (some were elite-only). Unclear whether Munich Re employs any female salespeople. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5803560&view=rss&microfeed=true

Insurance companies in the EU will no longer be able to use gender when assessing risk, according to a ruling today. This means women's car insurance premiums will probably go up, and men's retirement income could go down. And of course, everyone's arguing over whether the new rules are fair. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5773237&view=rss&microfeed=true

Coca-Cola would like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. It's just one of the megacompanies that's expanded its insurance policies to cover the sex-change operations of employees. And it's a growing trend. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5767328&view=rss&microfeed=true

As hospitalizations for eating disorders increase, so does the price of treatment. Some programs now cost around $30,000 a month. A month! That's enough to buy a car, or your first year of law school (state school only). More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5705933&view=rss&microfeed=true

Unable to afford care for a shoulder injury, an unemployed Michigan woman shot the same shoulder with her gun to get medical attention. A good argument for health-care reform, but nb: her shoulder did not hurt less post-shooting. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5565193&view=rss&microfeed=true

The DSM-5 — the American Psychiatric Association's handbook of mental disorders — doesn't come out until 2013, but a set of proposed revisions went online today, and there's something to piss everybody off. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5468597&view=rss&microfeed=true

On Monday, a government task force recommended that women under 50 not get regular mammograms, and the news has many women confused and worried about losing insurance coverage. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5407384&view=rss&microfeed=true

In some states, domestic violence can be categorized as a "pre-existing condition" and used as a justification to deny care. Senator Patty Murray says: "For them it's all about the bottom line. Abused women don't have a voice." [UPI] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5374534&view=rss&microfeed=true

I am a hypochondriac. I blame WebMD, mostly, specifically their Symptom Checker tool, which will read symptoms like "headache" and "back pain" and often suggest everything from "common cold" to "you are totally dying of the Bubonic Plague, sorry, dude." More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5363269&view=rss&microfeed=true

The Daytona State College professor who founded a "marriage insurance" website - selling "coverage for the possibility a marriage might end in divorce" - has applied for a license with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. [UPI] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5324581&view=rss&microfeed=true

Janell Smith was hospitalized for an eating disorder which she battled for months and was left at 68 pounds and in need of a feeding tube to sustain herself. After a month of treatment, Janell's father claims that her insurance company, Magellan, discharged her prematurely, which resulted in Janell committing suicide a few days after her release. Her death was nearly five years ago but her father's case against the insurance company is still continuing. The insurance company claims that Janell discharged herself after they had said they planned to review her insurance case, and that she showed no signs of suicidal tendencies. The claims against Magellan and the fact that many insurance companies do not cover treatment for eating disorders may reveal the lack of understanding of the seriousness of eating disorders. Is it any coincidence that a disease not taken seriously is also most prevalent in young women? [ABC News] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5015003&view=rss&microfeed=true

• A new study indicates that 90% of pregnant women feel stressed during pregnancy, usually over a number of "taboo" topics that they don't feel like they can discuss publicly. Among them? Nearly two-thirds worry that their partners don't appreciate how tired they are and write off any emotional outbursts as "hormonal" — ladies, having a douchebag for a baby daddy is not a taboo topic. Perhaps Britney will take your calls! [Guardian Unlimited]

More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=295496&view=rss&microfeed=true