Medicare For The Lazy Man Podcast

Mar 09 2025 100 ep. 33 mins 32
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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. 778 - Delayed & denied care: Medicare Advantage plan complaints!

Mar 09 2025 33 mins  
Backlash in the wake of the murder of Brian Thompson brings out complaints from dissatisfied patients of MA plans. In the "Your Medicare Benefits 2024" segment, Medicare will apparently cover Social Determinants of Health Risk Assessments. We address an article stating that the health industry is bracing for the arrival of RFK Jr. Finally, we have a complaint about Too Much Medicar

Ep. 777 -Evil IRS attacks Mark, but he crushes them! The weapon? Form SSA-44!

Mar 06 2025 32 mins  
The shocking headline in our Medicare Advantage minute: Problems with MA plans keep mounting! Denial of service and slow care approvals seem to be used as methods of profit maximization. The "Your Medicare Benefits 2024" segment takes a deep dive into the specifics of how Medicare covers "commode chairs". Finally, when the IRS tries to extract the IRMAA success penalty from Mark, h

Ep. 776 - Need a colonoscopy? Medicare might pay for it!

Mar 04 2025 34 mins  
In the Medicare Advantage Minute, we hear again about all of the negative changes coming to MA plans in 2025. The "Your Medicare Benefits 2024" segment describes the requirements one must meet in order to be colonoscopized on Medicare's dime. I think there is some wiggle room there. New client Tim writes to say that he is convinced that High Deductible Plan G (HDG) is the best cho

Ep.+ 775 - Dental & vision insurance? I use AI to help clients select their plans!

Mar 02 2025 33 mins  
In our Medicare Advantage Minute, we learn that ten companies are exiting MA markets in 2025. Do you need cognitive assessment? Some say that I do! Read all about how Medicare will pay for that plus care plan services. Finally, I use perplexity AI to provide information to prospects who are considering the purchase of dental & vision insurance. Ameritas and NCD by Metlife are t

Ep. 774 - Once banned due to shocking effects, an old drug has new uses.

Feb 27 2025 35 mins  
Part of the cautionary tale about thalidomide illustrates the fact that Medicare alone is often not enough to persuade doctors to perform non-emergency treatment. In the Medicare Advantage Minute, we learn that: "The Great Disruption is coming for Medicare Advantage"! In "Your Medicare Benefits 2024" we take a brief look at Cognitive Assessment and Care Plan Services. If you have f

Ep. 773 - Tragic tale: altruistic insurance agent & 93-year-old in need of help!

Feb 23 2025 31 mins  
Contact me at: [email protected] (Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2024; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

Ep. 772 - See how "The Walking Dead" would sound if the zombies could speak.

Feb 20 2025 29 mins  
In the Medicare Advantage Minute we learn that algorithms used by the big 3 MA companies automatically reject 1 in 4 requests for post-acute care. Your Medicare Benefits 2024 teaches us how the program is likely to cover Chronic Care Management Services, in case you ever need them. In answers to questions from Randy, I explain that the Part D drug plan online enrollment process has

Ep. 771 - Pay no attention to the phlegm-ridden man behind the curtain!

Feb 18 2025 33 mins  
Enjoy the fascinating story of how the geniuses at Medicare failed to figure out that Medicare Advantage plans have been dodging the claims of their members who also receive treatment at the VA! In "Your Medicare Benefits 2024", we learn how Medicare pays for Children's Kidney Disease and Chiropractic Services. Doug's wife has been a happy client with High Deductible Plan G and now

Ep. 770 - When Advantage plans order "JUMP", Gov't squeaks, "How high?"

Feb 17 2025 30 mins  
In the Medicare Advantage Minute, we learn: Government Scrapped a MA Rule Over Industry Opposition Let the Billions of dollars in fraudulent payments continue to drain the US treasury! MA plans have managed to drag their feet for ten years after government review of patient records fails to find treatments they thought they had paid for. Check out how Medicare will pay for Chronic

Ep. 769 - Demonstrators cause ruckus at HQ of largest US health ins. company!

Feb 13 2025 30 mins  
Program note: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain! This episode was recorded after I endured the "Fungus Among Us" but is presented out of order. References to my disease should be ignored. The "Peoples' Action Network" sounds like the Symbionese Liberation Army. On at least one day last summer they expressed interest in making a health insurance company more accountable