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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!
Episodes
Aug 2, 2026
Aug 2, 2026
41 min
FACING A FUTURE OF VERY EXPENSIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT, HAVING ENJOYED THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLANS FOR OVER A DECADE, WHAT DO THE OPTIONS LOOK LIKE IF A CHANGE TO ANY OTHER PLAN WERE POSSIBLE?
A VALUED CLIENT WONDERS WHY NOBODY AT HIS MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE COMPANY COULD BE REACHED BY TELEPHONE. I SUGGESTED THE REASON MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CALENDAR: IT WAS SUNDAY!
THE REPRESENTATIVE OF A MEDICAL EXPERT ASKED IF I WOULD CONSIDER HER CLIENT FOR A GUEST INTERVIEW. HER AREA OF EXPERTISE? TREATENT OF CANINE DEMENTIA!
FINALLY, IS PERSONAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED VIA A FORM ON MY WEBSITE REALLY SECURE?
Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
(Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG
Inspired by:
"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"
"MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE" - DOWNLOAD FREE
"MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"
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....AND A PODCAST! |
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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.
Jul 30, 2026
Jul 30, 2026
43 min
I ASKED AI TO CREATE SOME NEWS STORIES AND OTHER INTERESTING MEDICARE RELATED CONTENT FOR THE AMUSEMENT OF THE AUDIENCE TODAY. SUBJECTS CREATED ARE AS FOLLOWS: PLAN SHRINKAGE; HOSPITALS QUIETLY WALKING AWAY FROM MA PLANS: PRIOR AUTHORIZATION GETS A PARTIAL FACELIFT: AI IS NOW DENYING YOUR CARE AND GETTING SUED FOR IT!
NEXT COME SOME AI CREATED MEDICARE Q & A.
FINALLY, ENJOY A REPORT ON FORGETFULNESS AND WHETHER YOU NEED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR MENTAL CAPACITY.
Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
(Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG
Inspired by:
"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"
"MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE" - DOWNLOAD FREE
"MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"
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....AND A PODCAST! |
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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.
Jul 29, 2026
Jul 29, 2026
47 min
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: IN A HEALTHY YEAR A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE YEAR CAN SAVE YOU $2640. IN A CANCER YEAR IT CAN COST YOU $9250.
SUSIE HAS FRIENDS THAT PURCHASED EXPENSIVE PLAN G RATHER THAN MY RECOMMENDED, MUCH LESS COSTLY HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN G. HER FRIENDS TURN OUT TO BE CONTOL FREAKS!
MY FRIEND BOB'S WIFE HAS A PDP (PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN) THAT CHANGED THE COVERAGE OF SOME DRUGS IN ITS FORMULARY FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS. AN OBJECT LESSON TO THOSE WHO DO NOT PERFORM AN ANNUAL SEARCH FOR THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS PLAN AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
LONG-TIME LISTENER STEVE INADVERTANTLY CAUSED A CORRESPONDENT TO CHASTISE HIM FOR USING THE WORD "RETARD" IN A SELF-DESCRIPTIVE WAY. TALK ABOUT WOKE! STEVE ALSO DESCRIBED A MARMITE ENCOUNTER THAT RESULTED IN AN APOLOGY WITH THE PROMISE OF A GIFT OF TASTY BRITISH BEER AS A SIGN OF CONTRITION.
FINALLY, LONG-TIME LISTENER DOMINICK DISCLOSED A LIST OF THE TEN WORST STATES IN WHICH TO LIVE. AFTER REALIZING THAT EACH PLACE ON THE LIST VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY CONSERVATIVE, DOUBT HAS BEEN CAST ON THE CNBC LIST CONSTRUCTORS!
Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
(Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG
Inspired by:
"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"
"MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE" - DOWNLOAD FREE
"MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"
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....AND A PODCAST! |
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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.
Jul 26, 2026
Jul 26, 2026
44 min
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: THESE PRIVATE MEDICARE PLANS DENIED SPECIALIZED CARE AT THE HIGHEST RATES.
DECEIPHERING MEDICARE'S ALPHABET SOUP.
A FRIEND"S SITUATION ILLUSTRATES THE GROWING DIVIDE BETWEEN THE EXPENSIVE PLANS (F AND G) AND MY RECOMMEND HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN G.
Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
(Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG
Inspired by:
"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"
"MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE" - DOWNLOAD FREE
"MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"
|
....AND A PODCAST! |
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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.
Jul 24, 2026
Jul 24, 2026
38 min
The "MEDICARE BUYER COUNCIL" HAS TAKEN ON THE AWESOME TASK OF READING AND DIGESTING THE MEDICARE-RELATED CONTENT CONTAINED WITHIN THE 2026 EDITION OF "MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE".
THIS COLLECTION OF FIVE CRITICAL RESEARCHERS WAS CREATED BY AN EXPERT IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND WAS DESIGNED TO EMBODY EACH OF THE IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS DISPLAYED BY THOSE INTERESTED IN GAINING MASTERY OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
PERHAPS YOU SHARE ONE OR MORE OF THESE CHARACTERISTICS!
Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
(Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG
Inspired by:
"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"
"MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE" - DOWNLOAD FREE
"MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"
|
....AND A PODCAST! |
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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.
Jul 23, 2026
Jul 23, 2026
42 min
The "MEDICARE BUYER COUNCIL" HAS TAKEN ON THE AWESOME TASK OF READING AND DIGESTING THE MEDICARE-RELATED CONTENT CONTAINED WITHIN THE 2026 EDITION OF "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN".
THIS COLLECTION OF FIVE CRITICAL RESEARCHERS WAS CREATED BY AN EXPERT IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND WAS DESIGNED TO EMBODY EACH OF THE IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS DISPLAYED BY THOSE INTERESTED IN GAINING MASTERY OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
PERHAPS YOU SHARE ONE OR MORE OF THESE CHARACTERISTICS!
Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
(Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG
Inspired by:
"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"
"MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE" - DOWNLOAD FREE
"MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"
|
....AND A PODCAST! |
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|
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.
Jul 19, 2026
Jul 19, 2026
46 min
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS ARE ALL QUIETLY CUTTING BENEFITS...MIDYEAR... IN SEVERAL STATES.
CLIENT JOE MOVED FROM OKLAHOMA TO KANSAS (BECAUSE OF A WOMAN, HE SAYS). HE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS MOVE WILL BE. HE WILL NEED TO SELECT THE BEST DRUG PLAN AVAILABLE IN HIS NEW HOME,
CLIENT ROBERT SAYS HE WANTS TO "TAKE A HARD LOOK AT DRUG COVERAGE THIS YEAR". I AM ALL FOR THAT BUT HE IS A LITTLE EARLY. THAT EFFORT SHOULD HAPPEN IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER.
FINALLY, MY ELECTRIC COMPANY SENT ME A LETTER CONGRATULATING ME ON USING LESS OF THEIR PRODUCT THAN ANY OF MY ILLINOIS NEIGHBORS! WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY RUNNING HERE? THEY SHOULD BE ORDERING ME TO USE MORE POWER, NOT LESS! HOW WOULD THEIR STOCKHOLDERS FEEL ABOUT A COMPANY THAT TRIES TO STIFLE SALES OF ITS PRODUCT!
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Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
(Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG
Inspired by:
"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"
"MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE" - DOWNLOAD FREE
"MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"
|
....AND A PODCAST! |
||||||||
|
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.
Jul 16, 2026
Jul 16, 2026
43 min
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: 19 MAJOR HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE MAYO CLINIC, HAVE LEFT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE THIS YEAR
BOOK REPORT: "MEDICARE 2026 FIRST STEPS" BY TONI (SHE'S A GIRL) KING COMPARED TO "MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE" BY DOUG (HE'S A GUY) JONES
Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
(Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG
Inspired by:
"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"
"MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE" - DOWNLOAD FREE
"MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"
|
....AND A PODCAST! |
||||||||
|
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.
Jul 15, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
47 min
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: TRADITIONAL MEDICARE VS. MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: THE HIDDEN COSTS THAT NO ONE TALKS ABOUT
TONI KING COLUMN: HELP! EMPLOYER HEALTH PLAN DENIES PAYMENT FOR CANCER CLAIM (HINT: MEDICARE WOULD HAVE PAID)
SUSIE ASKS: WHEN MIGHT PLAN G ACTUALLY BE A BETTER CHOICE THAN HDG?
FINALLY, I LOSE AN ARGUMENT WITH CLAUDE
Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
(Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG
Inspired by:
"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"
"MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE" - DOWNLOAD FREE
"MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"
|
....AND A PODCAST! |
||||||||
|
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.
Jul 12, 2026
Jul 12, 2026
45 min
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS MUST MAIL YOU A LIST OF UNUSED BENEFITS DURING JULY....AND MOST TOSS IT?
MEDPAC OFFERS A LOOK AT "ENROLLMENT HICCUPS" FOR MEDICARE PARTICIPANTS
DAVID ASKED WHAT MEDICARE PLANS I MIGHT SUGGEST FOR HIM BUT HE OFFERED VERY FEW DETAILS ABOUT HIMSELF FROM WHICH TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS
Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
(Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG
Inspired by:
"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!"
"MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE" - DOWNLOAD FREE
"MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE"
|
....AND A PODCAST! |
||||||||
|
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.