Episodios

  • Ep. 878 - One million victims will be hit with.....disaster? NO! This is OPPORTUNITY!
    Nov 14 2025

    Medicare Advantage Minute:

    United Healthcare Projects A 1,000,000 Member Drop in Medicare Advantage Enrollment

    Your Medicare Benefits 2025: Skilled Nursing Facility Care

    Correspondence with client Richard: He wondered whether he had to "re-up" (re-enroll) in his Medicare supplement and/or his Part D drug plan. Turns out he received a very scary "scam" e-mail raising concern that his insurance was about to lapse.

    Correspondence with soon-to-be client Kelly: She is worried about the level and quality of customer service she will have with a particular company. In my view she was misled by a government website.

    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com

    (Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG

    Inspired by:

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2025; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"

    "MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

    For sale on Amazon.com. After enjoying the books, please consider returning to leave a short customer review to help future readers.

    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

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    33 m
  • Ep. 877 - COMEDY IN MEDICARE! 31 minutes of Medicare Advantage hilarity on YouTube!
    Nov 12 2025

    Medicare Advantage Minute: Want to watch a highly entertaining documentary about a type of Medicare insurance to be avoided like the plague? Type this into the YouTube search window:

    "Medicare Advantage: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"

    Your Medicare Benefits 2025: Shots (vaccines)

    Correspondence with a potential client answers the question: What keeps the deductible in "High Deductible Plan G" from taking off into the stratosphere?

    AI set his mind at ease: Increases are linked by law to the Consumer Price Index.

    Finally, I present a simple explanation of how medical bills are covered by the High Deductible Plan G. the Medicare supplement I recommend above all other plans.

    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com

    (Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG

    Inspired by:

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2025; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"

    "MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

    For sale on Amazon.com. After enjoying the books, please consider returning to leave a short customer review to help future readers.

    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

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    35 m
  • Ep. 876 - Government types want to introduce Managed Care to Medicare - a match made in Hell!
    Nov 10 2025

    Medicare Advantage Minute: Medicare users could soon lose perks they love, like choosing their own doctors!

    Your Medicare Benefits 2025: Shingles Shots

    We review recent rate increase filings in various states by various insurance companies. Is Medical inflation still with us or is it starting to subside?

    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com

    (Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG

    Inspired by:

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2025; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"

    "MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

    For sale on Amazon.com. After enjoying the books, please consider returning to leave a short customer review to help future readers.

    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

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    31 m
  • Ep. 875 Gut-buster of an episode, chock full of Medicare knowledge and topped with mayo!
    Nov 7 2025

    Medicare Advantage Minute: Mayo Clinic warns that it won't take most Advantage plans (in Phoenix, AZ and Jacksonville, FL).

    Your Medicare Benefits 2025: Sexually Transmitted Infection Screenings

    Correspondence, consisting of questions and answers, from clients and soon-to-be clients,

    Peter in New York seems happy to have discovered the podcast.

    Michael has many questions about the consequences of moving, disenrolling from Part B and exceeding the IRMAA penalty tipping point.

    Peter in Houston wants to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various rating protocols and to what extent customer service should concerns play in his decision process.

    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com

    (Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG

    Inspired by:

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2025; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"

    "MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

    For sale on Amazon.com. After enjoying the books, please consider returning to leave a short customer review to help future readers.

    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

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    42 m
  • Ep. 874 - Increasing turmoil in the Medicare Advantage market; a plan boss explains why!
    Nov 5 2025

    Medicare Advantage Minute: An article by Medicare Advantage plan boss Sachin H. Jain lays out the top 5 reasons for turmoil in the MA markets.

    Your Medicare Benefits 2025: Second Surgical Opinions (and even third opinions under some circumstances).

    From Toni King's column: Reader Don asks, "Why am I receiving a Part D penalty?"

    Correspondence from new listener (and soon to be client) Peter from Houston. He has concerns that cause me to address: various rating methodologies, the possibility of the "deductible" in High Deductible supplements to grow beyond reasonable limits and something else that induces me to send him a link to the HeyMoe drug plan selection program. With that he will earn a small discount and a valuable series of drug discount opportunities.

    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com

    (Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG

    Inspired by:

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2025; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"

    "MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

    For sale on Amazon.com. After enjoying the books, please consider returning to leave a short customer review to help future readers.

    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

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    39 m
  • Ep. 873 - My favorite doctor plans to go "concierge"; Should I be happy or concerned?
    Nov 3 2025

    Medicare Advantage Minute: Four Things to Know About the Medicare Prior Authorization Pilot Program. The existence of this experiment just might be the first step down a very slippery slope!

    Your Medicare Benefits 2025: Rural Health Clinic Services

    Concierge Medicine Explained

    Ten Best & Worst States in Which to Find a Job!

    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com

    (Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG

    Inspired by:

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2025; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"

    "MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

    For sale on Amazon.com. After enjoying the books, please consider returning to leave a short customer review to help future readers.

    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

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    36 m
  • Ep. 872 - The critics are unanimous: Hey MOE's Melinda Caughill is the best guest ever!
    Nov 1 2025

    Medicare Advantage Minute: Stop the Health Insurers' Raid on the Treasury!

    Your Medicare Benefits 2025: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Shot

    Stalker Suzy reviews Hey Moe's Melinda Caughill's appearance on the MLM Podcast!

    Prescription Drug Coverage Options are Shrinking for Medicare Shoppers

    Ozempic & Wegovy are now sold at Sam's Club for $500, joining Costco, GoodRx and Novocare Pharmacy.

    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com

    (Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG

    Inspired by:

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2025; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"

    "MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

    For sale on Amazon.com. After enjoying the books, please consider returning to leave a short customer review to help future readers.

    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

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    34 m
  • Ep. 869 Hey MOE: a very sophisticated prescription drug plan selection process! (Part 1)
    Nov 1 2025

    For the first time in history another Medicare expert joins us (via ZOOM) to shed some light on a complicated Medicare problem: How to select the best available prescription drug plan without having to deal with any annoying insurance agents!

    We welcome Melinda Caughill from HeyMOE.com to explain their brand new service.

    MOE stands for "Medicare Open Enrollment" and Hey is a call to action (I guess) so Hey MOE should be your signal to use the best plan selection tool in the business!

    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com

    (Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG

    Inspired by:

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2025; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"

    "MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"

    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

    For sale on Amazon.com. After enjoying the books, please consider returning to leave a short customer review to help future readers.

    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

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    28 m