MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:

New United Healthcare CFO plans to restore the company's "swager"!

YOUR MEDICARE BENEFITS 2025:

Surgery

Lipitor (Atorvastatin) has endured a very large recall that may affect hundreds of thousands of users; There might be a pattern of lapses in drugs manufactured overseas.

Finally, I examine the very small rate increases enjoyed by those insured by High Deductible Plan G.

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"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

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MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: MA enrollees have access to only about half of the physicians that would be available to traditional Medicare participants (those in Original Medicare with a Medicare supplement)

YOUR MEDICARE BENEFITS 2025: Supplies

Article: "Challenges of Choice in Medicare" Many people struggle with the Medicare decisions the must make.

Finally, a prospective client has four questions for which he seeks answers.

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

"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

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MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: MA premiums drop in 2026; Here's how hidden costs could still hit your wallet!

YOUR MEDICARE BENEFITS 2025: Speech-language pathology services!

Four states have issued cease and desist orders to several insurance companies who have cleverly thought of ways to trick customers into not buying some of their plans. That way the plans aren't withdrawn from the market but nobody can buy them.

Finally, we present a quiz in which we identify the most & least overweight and obese states.

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

"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

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Medicare Advantage Minute: Major Insurers Scale Back MA and Part D Drug Plans for 2026.

Your Medicare Benefits 2025: Social Determinants of Health Risk Assessment

Ten year Medicare supplement rate increase history used as a sales tool, from BC/BS of Texas. Smallest increases: 0%. 2025 increase: 14+%. Yikes!

New client Sydney's husband Paul came to recognize that he had been misinformed about the many advantages of Medicare + Medicare supplements. The reality is much brighter than he had been led to believe. His only regret: not purchasing High Deductible Plan G when he had the opportunity!

Finally, Randy wants to confirm his understanding that when a person has an MA plan snatched away without their consent, the door opens to the wonderful world of Medicare supplements with no medical underwriting!

Medicare Advantage Minute: Major Insurers

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"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

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Medicare Advantage Minute: House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Stop Prior Authorization Pilot!

Your Medicare Benefits 2025: Sleep Studies

How the government shutdown affects Medicare! (Spoiler alert: It doesn't)

Concierge medicine described, with pros & cons for patients and doctors.

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

"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

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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.

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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.

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

"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!"

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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?

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"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!"

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