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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!
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Monday Apr 26, 2021
Ep. 174 - Confused correspondents contact us for clarification!
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
We dip into the MLM Mailbag and come up with correspondence from three readers/listeners who have concerns about the consequences of their Medicare enrollment.
However, we start the episode by welcoming little Asher Carson Stein to the MLM family! We expect to put him to work just as soon as his baby blue headset arrives.
(Most severe critic: B)
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Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com
Send questions & love notes: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com

Friday Apr 23, 2021
Ep 173 - A frank discussion and warning about Medicare Advantage plans!
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
An idle question leads to an examination of some of the reasons advantage plans have ensnared hoards of unsuspecting enrollees. Most are never told that once they have abandoned the more desirable Medicare Supplements, a decline in health may permanently eliminate this option for them.
From the MLM Mailbag: the wife of a valued client is forced to listen to endless hours of taxpayer funded government Muzak!
(Most severe critic: A+)
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Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com
Send questions & love notes: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com

Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Ep. 172 - Can your insurance plan kill you? One study says yes!
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Plans can influence the life spans of their enrollees, but most shoppers do not have enough information to choose the best ones. A single determinant is most critical: the price of the plan.
The serious Medicare action starts at minute 13:45.
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Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Plus, Steve asks about employee leasing companies? Are they still out there? The serious MLM Mailbag readings start at minute 10:00.
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Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Ep. 170 - Is it ever possible or desirable to suspend Medicare?
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
One of the few Medicare questions to be answered with a question mark. Leave it to Dominick Regina to stump the expert while demanding an episode index!
The early minutes are spent addressing other problems, such as an indecisive high school reunion committee and the lovely Daniella dodging a direct request for the expected release date for our audio book.
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Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Ep. 169 - Is your Medicare Supplement cost shooting off the charts?
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Has your health deteriorated to the point where you cannot qualify for a more affordable plan? Don't despair, there is one sure-fire solution for you!
The solution appears after16 minutes of free association about subjects like Dr. Michael DeBakey and the best use for his famous clamp.
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Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Ep. 168 - What if an Advantage plan loses docs or goes out of business?
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
We review several news items pertaining to turnover in the business (including a Part D plan going defunct).
First we break out the party hats and noisemakers for a "welcome" extravaganza to commemorate the arrival of little Nora Laine McMillin on April 6th, 2021!
Congratulations Magda & Drew!
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Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Ep. 167 - Listeners and readers share their Medicare questions!
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
What happens to your Medicare participation if you return to the USA after years in a foreign country? Will your Medicare Supplement need to be replaced if you move from the frozen northeast to warm and balmy Florida?
Join us for a marathon trek through the MLM Mailbag today!
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Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Ep. 166 - Arizona's Mayo Clinic won't take Medicare patients for treatment!
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
After a spirited discussion of Indian casinos and Alaskan oil dividends, at minute 14 we turn to the MLM mailbag.
Correspondent Tim is trying to decide whether to stay on his wife's expensive group plan that pays for treatment at Mayo. His alternative is to enroll in less expensive Medicare and a supplement but lose the access to Mayo services.
What to do, what to do?
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Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Ep. 165 - What has distorted and perverted the health insurance marketplace?
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Why Obamacare, of course, as I explain in answer to a question from the MLM mailbag! When it was a free market everyone paid less.
We'll get there at minute 14 after I describe one of the three evenings I spent hanging around with The Beatles.
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