Jesse T. Brown was shot in the back two years ago. The shooter was a white man in a pickup truck. That's all the police seem to know right now, because his case has become a cold one. Brown's murder became even more intriguing when his insurance company decided to withhold a $100,000 death benefit. The company is identifying Brown's wife, Aspen Smith, as a suspect in Brown's homicide. Even Smith had no idea she'd been identified as a suspect.

You probably thought that insurance was just for normal things that most of us use, such as your life, health, automobile and home, but that's just not the case. Actually, you can get insurance for quite a few other things, including your sexual habits. In the 1980s, rock legend David Lee Roth had his semen insured for $1 million dollars by Lloyds of London in the event that he got a groupie pregnant on the road. Perhaps his insurance should have covered him for the health effects of random, drunken sex with multiple women. That might come in just as handy.

The devastation of the recent earthquake in Haiti is not only an emotional challenge for those involved; there is now also the logistical discussion about insurance coverage in the area, which will make up some of the monies available for rebuilding shattered lives.

"Haiti is one of the smallest insurance markets in the Americas" and U.S. insurers may have very little exposure to the losses caused by the earthquake, according to MSNBC. Haiti's total non-life insurance premium income is only about $20 million, in comparison to U.S. coverage in 2008 at $441 billion according to the Insurance Information Institute's 2010 Fact Book.

One of the obstacles being faced by President Obama as he works to overhaul the health care system is the shortage of doctors across America. Our country is woefully unprepared for the number of primary care physicians that we will need as the American population ages. The problem is that fewer doctors are interested in doing primary care, since the medicare payments to primary care physicians are lower than those made to specialists. As a result, there's been a 51.8% decline in the number of medical school students going into primary care since 1997.

I have my own opinions on Obama's Health care plan. Generally, I support the idea of health care reform, but I am concerned about the long list of special interest groups who stand in the way of true progress. After securing the needs of health insurance companies, hospitals, and big pharmaceutical companies, the American people are going to fall to the back of the line.

There have been recent reports in media that the Swine Flu situation has risen to a state of emergency. Some wonder if this is truly the case, while there are others who argue that the Swine flu has had a powerful effect on children. Black doctors have had a great deal to say about the impact of the vaccine on the African American community. Last week, Dr. Elaina George had a lively debate with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on The Michael Baisden Show about the merits of the Swine Flu Vaccine.

I caught up with Dr. George, a Princeton-educated physician, about the alleged state of emergency and she had this to say:

Most of us are worried about the Swine flu and what it could do to the health of our nation. While most physicians are not speaking to the public, Dr. Elaina George is full of good information. A Princeton-trained physician who has a great deal to say about African American health, Dr. George recently shared some information on how to manage the Swine flu.