Medicare For The Lazy Man Podcast

Dec 10 2024 100 ep. 34 mins 29

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Lighthearted Medicare advice and opinions from longtime expert Douglas B. Jones, CLU, RHU. Drawn from his book: Medicare for the Lazy Man (an Amazon best seller), Doug's advice provides a simple road map to the best Medicare insurance protection available on the market today!

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Ep. 741 - Leftist nuts applaud the murder of health insurance executive!

Dec 10 2024 33 mins

In out "Medicare Advantage Minute" the question is posed. "Is Medicare Advantage a good deal for enrollees?" We are nudged to spend some time on correspondence from clients and potential clients. For instance A wife charged with guiding her husband through Medicare enrollment has questions. For instance, exactly what does the term "creditable" signify? Finally, we salute original l

Ep. 740 - Medicare agent tells a big fat lie, just as predicted in MLM!

Dec 08 2024 34 mins

1,000,000+ Patients are likely to lose their Advantage plan providers! As more doctors and hospitals refuse to accept patients with Medicare Advantage insurance, those victims will have increasing difficulty finding convenient and reasonably priced treatment options. The Medicare Advantage Minute: "Lessons from the 1990s". As pressure on MA plans builds, the author of this article

Ep. 739 - Murder in Manhattan: the health insurance biz ain't for sissies!!

Dec 05 2024 34 mins

Tales of two mothers: One, age 96, has a daughter that fell victim to Medicare Advantage Zombies; she was duped into offering up her mother as a sacrificial lamb. The other was recently widowed with nobody but her insurance agent to guide her. Fortunately, each story has a happy ending. Finally, in the Medicare Advantage Minute, someone suggests that MA plans be contracted for lon

Ep 738 - Pearl Harbor Day: Last chance to pick a better drug plan for 2025!

Dec 03 2024 30 mins

Wake up! Time is running out to select a better drug plan for next year. Did your ANOC predict unpleasant changes for the plan you have? In the Medicare Advantage Minute we learn about one health system's secret to Medicare Advantage success! Medicare enrollment period scams are plentiful this year, including a "smishing" expedition! Finally, enjoy our tutorial about SOAs (Scopes o

Ep. 737- BABYBOOMER.ORG - Our new home! (well, we have to share it!)

Dec 01 2024 33 mins

Hello Baby Boomers, it's great to make your acquaintance! We are very happy to have been invited to join you on: BABYBOOMER.ORG. If anyone needs me, I'll be browsing all of the interesting content over on the very busy site at BABYBOOMER.ORG. In the Medicare Advantage Minute today, we take a peek into the future with an article entitled: "The Great Disruption Coming for Medicare Ad

Ep. 736 - What about Plan B? ..or Plan N?...asks a prospective client.

Nov 28 2024 34 mins

We deliver cogent reasons to Darrell, explaining that High Deductible Plan G is the greatest! Jim & Jill ask when it would be wise to consider changing Medicare supplement insurance companies. In an article headed by a photo of maniacally grinning ladies at the bowling alley, we get to hear some hints about looking for a new drug plan for next years. In the Medicare Advantage M

Ep. 735 - A bad omen for hospitals? Medicare Advantage growth, some say!

Nov 26 2024 34 mins

A conservative podcaster's mother is suffering at home with substandard hospice care. Little Joe's Conservative Corner blames "the system" but I wonder if the real problem might be a substandard Medicare Advantage plan. If I find out, I will report back to the audience. Recently widowed Niki wants to know if she has any recommended insurance tasks, now that her husband, my friend,

Ep. 734 - Told you so! High Deductible Plan G is the greatest!

Nov 24 2024 30 mins

Minnesota client Michael is starting to regret purchasing expensive Plan G for maximum Medicare health insurance protection. As his long-suffering agent predicted. Michael is weary of paying for Cadillac insurance when HDG works so well for so much less! The Medicare Advantage Minute sees Independence BC/BS contending with "Election Anxiety" and using extraordinary measures to "get

Ep. 733 - Multi-billion $$ scandal: Investigators allow malfeasance to continue.

Nov 21 2024 32 mins

Medicare Advantage plans objected to the investigation of their massive overpayments, according to a report. The government just dropped the case without so much as a whimper. In other news, 2025 CPI-boosted changes to Medicare coverage were announced. They could have been worse! New Yorkers rejoice! Globe Life of NY announced 2025 rates, all of which were increased EXCEPT for High

Ep. 732 - Drug plans: how a poorly trained agent can cost you big bucks!

Nov 19 2024 32 mins

If an agent does not or cannot perform a proper search for the best prescription drug plan, the insured may be forced to waste money all year. In the Medicare Advantage Minute, we learn that in some cases MA members have higher expectations. How top rated insurance companies respond to these expectations. Finally, we encourage victims of IRMAA to download form SSA-44 in order to fi