Medicare For The Lazy Man Podcast

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                                        MY DOCTOR DROPPED OUT OF MY (MA) NETWORK; WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT? Q & A illustrates the limitations of Medicare Advantage plans. Article: Do Not Add to the Social Security Administration Delays In other words, do not make these errors that will delay the time between the start of your application a...

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.              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! Massachuset...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                            ASSISTING CLIENTS IN SWITCHING FROM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS TO ORIGINAL MEDICARE WITH A MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT PLAN. GLP-1 drugs: 5 things to know about their use in Medicare. Hard to believe but those subjects plus some lessons in sheep husbandry take up the whole episode! Contact me at:  DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                                     CMS (THE GOVERNMENT) TAKES AIM AT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE FRAUD Correspondence: 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.  Once again I explained...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE!                                                                     ONE THIRD OF INSURED ADULTS SAY THAT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION HAS BEEN A MAJOR BURDEN IN ACCESSING CARE! We address correspondence from some who have unusual situations with respect to Medicare. An 81-year-old man is covered by Original Medicare only. His son writes to ask about the possibilities of improving...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE!                                                                      THE NINE BIGGEST DISADVANTAGES TO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE! 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. An insurance broker in Atlanta is worried about...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE!                                                              KAISER'S $556 MILLION MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT 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! Life expectancy in the USA has set a new record. We list the top 10 causes of death. Then...

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! 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...

SPECIAL EPISODE TODAY!                        ENJOY SOME HISTORY AND A TOUR OF MY WEBSITE: MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE!                                                              KAISER'S $556 MILLION MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT 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!...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                              MEDICAE MISTAKES SENIORS WISH THEY HAD KNOWN SOONER (or HAD AVOIDED)!    Article asks the question: SHOULD YOU GET THE SAME DRUG PLAN AS YOUR SPOUSE? 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. Finally...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                  MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR PITCHES PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REFORMS! A history of Medicare supplement rate increases indicates a continuing inflationary trend in premiums. Correspondence: Brad's company offers a MA plan to its retirees. He asks whether I think it is a good deal. Lisa, turning 65 in six months, has a couple of quest...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                                 HOUSE GOP URGES SCRUITINY OF CALIFORNIA FOR MEDICARE FRAUD! Shocking! "Why Physician Autonomy is a Growing Flashpoint" The government is starting two Medicare pilot programs (Guard & Globe) to try to lower drug prices. Article: How to End Obamacare  and Improve Coverage Ask Rusty: Should the Corresponden...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:       Nothing curated in this category today! Headline: Telehealth Replaces Medicare Visits Rather Than Adding to Them! Physicians top practice options in 2026. US (5 year) cancer survival rate reaches 70%! Each day there are 5,800 new diagnoses and 1,700 cancer deaths. Finally, we visit one of Toni King's columns to learn a little (very little!) about dental insurance f...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                                  FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS IDAHO FROM ENFORCING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COMMISSION RULES!      Correspondence: Mike in Rhode Island is a Medical Doctor at a soon-to-be-failing hospital. His request for Medicare supplement quotes gives me the opportunity to explain the very thorough method I use to demonstrate the adva...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                                         US SENATE FINDS UNITED HEALTHCARE USED "AGGRESSIVE STRATEGIES" IN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE Missed opportunity: My Canadian brother-in-law has the background to have formed clear and accurate opinions of the Canadian system of socialized medicine. Next time I will not let him get away without recording an e...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                                      CMS (THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT) TIGHTENS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION RULES!                                                                                              Before that we discuss the qualities of certain members of England's Royal Family. January 1st saw a pilot program begin, creat...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                                       THE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE QUESTION THAT HOSPITALS WANT ANSWERED!    Seven things to know about the new AI source of information: CHATGPT HEALTH. Valued client Robert shared an article: Medicare Advantage Shake-up: Who is out? I was so happy to see the first review on Amazon of my newest book...until I act...

MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                                  "WHAT IF WE COULD ELIMINATE PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS?" Can we eliminate this scourge of Managed Care through increased use of computers? One exec thinks so! Someone discovered that about 40 million Americans use ChatGPT every day to ask questions about health concerns. Erica from Harmony Home Medical in San Die...

 MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                    GOVERNMENT PLANS AGGRESSIVE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AUDITS!  NYC employee health insurance fund is mysteriously insolvent! You don't think there has been any fraudulent activity there, do you? One of my favorite client/listeners shared a list of 15 health systems that are dropping some or all Medicare Advantage plans.  Tax b...

   MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                                   UHC UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FOR ALLEGED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE FRAUD - WSJ        Randy's Choice led to Medicare Part D Drug Plans: a completely unsatisfying article with a big flaw. We wrap the episode with a pithy George Harrison story.                                               Contact me at:  DB...

   MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                               CHART REVIEWA INCREASE PAYMENTS TO MA INSURERS FOR 1 in 6 ENROLLEES    12 FAQs ABOUT MEDICARE: YOUR MEDICARE QUESTIONS ANSWERED....BY ME!                                                             Contact me at:  DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)                   Visit us on: BabyBoomer. ORG Ins...

   MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                                    THE FUTURE FOR(?) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE!  Includes a hint that funding for SHIP may be on the bubble in 2026!                                                         Eleven costly Medicare Mistakes you should avoid!      These include The Drug plan selection problems, HSA precautions and MA vs Medicare Su...

   MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                         MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OR ORIGINAL MEDICARE: WHICH SHOULD YOU TRUST YOUR HEALTH TO?                                                        News items: Older Americans quit weight-loss drugs in droves!                      Weight-loss pill approved by FDA!                                                          This...

   MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                                             PHYSICIANS SAY THAT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION STANDS IN THE WAY OF                 MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE!                                                                       YOUR MEDICARE BENEFITS 2025:                                                                             THE FINAL ENTRY:...

   MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE:                                                          HOSPITALS ARE DROPPING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANSLEFT AND RIGHT!              YOUR MEDICARE BENEFITS 2025:                                                        WHEELCHAIRS AND SCOOTERS                                                                                    Tragedy struck the Content Curator: Her Part...