Medicare For The Lazy Man Podcast
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. 919 - Applying for Medicare? Start early! Gov't clerks may put you at the end of a long line!
<p >MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: MY DOCTOR DROPPED OUT OF MY (MA) NETWORK; WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?</p> <p >Q & A illustrates the limitations of Medicare Advantage plans.</p> <p >Article: Do Not Add to the Social Security Administration Delays</p> <p >In other words, do not make these errors that will delay the time between the start of your application and confirmation of the effective date of your Medicare coverage.</p> <p >Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com</p> <p>(Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG</p> <p>Inspired by:</p> <p>"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"</p> <p>...
Ep. 918 - Jeep stories beat Medicare for big time fun any day!
<p >MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: HUMANA COULD END 2026 AS THE LARGEST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CARRIER IN THE USA! They are poised to take over the #1 spot from United Healthcare. </p> <p >TRUMPRx.gov is open for business and discounting more than 40 expensive drugs. We go through a thorough Q & A about how to start cashing in!</p> <p >Massachusetts seems to be the land of rejected health insurance claims.</p> <p >Finally, we have a rousing quiz about which states have had the highest recent population growth in the US. </p> <p >Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com</p> <p>(Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyB...
Ep. 917 - Considering an escape from your Medicare Advantage plan? Let us count the benefits!
<p >MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: </p> <p >ASSISTING CLIENTS IN SWITCHING FROM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS TO ORIGINAL MEDICARE WITH A MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT PLAN.</p> <p >GLP-1 drugs: 5 things to know about their use in Medicare.</p> <p >Hard to believe but those subjects plus some lessons in sheep husbandry take up the whole episode!</p> <p >Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com</p> <p>(Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG</p> <p>Inspired by:</p> <p>"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"</p> <p>"MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE!" (Free download from site below)</p> <p>"MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"</p> <p>Fo...
Ep. 916 - Quick: name one way a woman can be diagnosed with prostate cancer!
<p >MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: CMS (THE GOVERNMENT) TAKES AIM AT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE FRAUD</p> <p >Correspondence:</p> <p >Client Mike writes to ask me to find his wife a Plan G Medicare supplement with a better price. Her current Aetna plan has scheduled a $60+ monthly rate increase so Mike asked me to look for a better deal. </p> <p >Once again I explained the advantages of High Deductible Plan G (HDG) but Mrs. Mike is very risk averse and wants to stay with regular (expensive) Plan G.</p> <p >A few weeks after, Mike contacted me again to announce that he plans to switch to HDG when his s...
Ep. 915 - A know-it-all father ignores Medicare realities, leaving Medicare Advantage as his only option for full coverage.
<p >MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE! ONE THIRD OF INSURED ADULTS SAY THAT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION HAS BEEN A MAJOR BURDEN IN ACCESSING CARE!</p> <p >We address correspondence from some who have unusual situations with respect to Medicare.</p> <p >An 81-year-old man is covered by Original Medicare only. His son writes to ask about the possibilities of improving his father's protection by acquiring a Medicare supplement.</p> <p >Then Len writes to ask whether the series of steps his friend Dan has planned makes sense. The goal: disenroll from Dan's existing Medicare Advantage plan and begin to enjoy superior Medicare protection and freedom of choice with a supplem...
Ep. 914 - 2% rate increase for my client with High Deductible Plan G: EVERYONE WINS!
<p >MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE! THE NINE BIGGEST DISADVANTAGES TO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE!</p> <p >I want to do a good job for my clients. Some companies make that easier than others. One of them is an absolute standout, in spite of not always maintaining rate stability with Plan G premium increases.</p> <p >An insurance broker in Atlanta is worried about my diminished income. Agents make smaller sales commissions when they sell low-cost products like HDG.</p> <p >Finally, I quiz Randy on which states are projected to be best and worst for retirement this year.</p> <p >On the way, I inadvertently placed Eagle in Wyo...
Ep. 913 - Observe the magic: High Deductible Plan G makes my medical bill almost disappear!
<p >MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE! KAISER'S $556 MILLION MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT</p> <p >HIPPA privacy be damned; one of my doctor bills started at $265 but after going through Medicare and my High Deductible Plan G, the bill magically became $17!</p> <p >Life expectancy in the USA has set a new record.</p> <p >We list the top 10 causes of death.</p> <p >Then we list the Medicare supplement rate increase filings from several insurance companies in several states. Bottom line: Medical inflation is exerting upward pressure on insurance costs.</p> <p >Finally, beware of Kindle E-books! They now allow readers to ask questions about the content. That part is OK but the answers will...
Ep. 912 - "NANOOK OF THE NORTH": no connection with Medicare but entertaining nevertheless!
<p >Medicare won't cover routine eye exams. However, if cataracts, glaucoma or macular degeneration should strike, Medicare will cover almost everything but the cost of your dedicated Eye-Drops Wrangler!</p> <p >Write a successful book and watch the AI generated pitches for paid consultants start to roll in. And I do mean PAID; at least they want to be paid!</p> <p >What does one day in the hospital cost the hospital to provide? A recently arrived list compares that figure for government owned, private and non-profit hospitals for each state of the union.</p> <p > </p> <p >Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com</p> <p>(Most severe...
Ep. 911 - Special Episode! Take a tour of my website: www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com
<p >SPECIAL EPISODE TODAY!</p> <p > ENJOY SOME HISTORY AND A TOUR OF MY WEBSITE:</p> <p >MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE! KAISER'S $556 MILLION MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT</p> <p >HIPPA privacy be damned; one of my doctor bills started at $265 but after going through Medicare and my High Deductible Plan G, the bill magically became $17!</p> <p >Life expectancy in the USA has set a new record.</p> <p >We list the top 10 causes of death.</p> <p >Then we list the Medicare supplement rate increase filings from several insurance companies in several states. Bottom line: Medical inflation is exerting upward pressure on insurance costs.</p> <p > </p> ...
Ep.910 - FREE book download: MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE! - inquire within.
<p >MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: MEDICAE MISTAKES SENIORS WISH THEY HAD KNOWN SOONER (or HAD AVOIDED)! </p> <p >Article asks the question: SHOULD YOU GET THE SAME DRUG PLAN AS YOUR SPOUSE?</p> <p >Correspondence from client Robert, an attorney who was too busy to open or read the warning notices that his drug plan premium would go to $100 per month.</p> <p >Finally, a quiz published in U.S. News & World Report lists the best healthcare jobs for which the candidate will not need a college degree. Observe one of the reasons someone purchased that entire magazine for $1.</p> <p > </p> <p >Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com</p> <p>(Most severe critic: A+) ...
