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The Everything Medicare Podcast! — 340 episodes

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Episode 338 - Medicare Is Considering Auto Enrolling All People Into Medicare Advantage At 65! (Shocking)

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Episode 337 - Can Trump RX Really Save You Money On Your Medications?

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Episode 336 - Does Medicare Cover Home Health Care? (Its Not What You Think)

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Episode 335: Why Your Medicare Advantage Plan May Be Getting Much Worse! (Shocking)

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Episode 334: The Medicare Plan Most People Should Get That Nobody Talks About!

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Episode 333:Do I need a Medicare Supplement Plan?

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Episode 332:Reasons You Should NOT Take Medicare At 65! (They Don't Want You To Know)

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Episode 331: How To Find The Best Medicare Part-D Plan For You In 2026!

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Episode 330:These Are The Top 5 Most Popular Medicare Plans In 2026

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Episode 329:High Deductible Plan G Review & Breakdown!

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Episode 328:The 2026 Medicare Premiums & Deductibles Announced! (Reaction)

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Episode 327:The Truth About Medicare Part-D Plans In 2026! (Costs Are Exploding)

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Episode 326:4 Changes To Your Social Security Benefits In 2026!

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Episode 325:Breaking Down Medicare Terminology & How Advertisements Try To Fool You!

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Episode 324:5 Huge Things To Watch For When Turning 65 & Getting Onto Medicare!

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Episode 323:Dr. Phil, Piers Morgan, & Dave Ramsey Sell Out Their Medicare Audiences During Open Enrollment! (Shocking)

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Episode 322: Are Medicare Grocery Card Benefits Real?

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Episode 321: 5 Benefits That Are Being Cut On Medicare Advantage Plans In 2026!

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Episode 320:Your Medicare Advantage Plan May Be Changing Big Time In 2026! (Here Is Why)

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Episode 319:Medicare Part-B Premiums May Be Going Up Huge In 2026! (What You Need To Know)

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Episode 318:The 2026 Medicare Part-D Cap Numbers Are Available! (What You Need To Know)

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Episode 317:Is Your Medicare Advantage Plan Cancelling? Understand Your Rights & Options In 2026!

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Episode 316:How Does Medicare Cover Glaucoma?

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Episode 315: What Medicare Plan Is The Best Plan? (2025 Update)

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Episode 314:Department Of Justice Goes After Insurance Companies & Large Call Centers! (What You Need To Know)

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Episode 313:How Does Medicare Cover Long Term Care?

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Episode 312:CMS Increases Medicare Advantage Funding For 2026 By $25 Billion What It Means For You!

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Episode 311:How Do You Get Dental Coverage When You Are On Medicare? (Only Two Ways!)

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Episode 310:What Happens If You Don't Enroll Into Medicare On Time? (Penalties Explained)

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Episode 309:Why Health Insurance Claims Are Really Denied! (And What You Can Do About It)

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Episode 308: How to Delay Medicare Without Penalties & Stay On Your Employer Plan!

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Episode 307:How To Spot Medicare Scams In 2025! (Watch Out)

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Episode 306:Hidden Medicare Penalties You Need To Watch Out For In 2025!

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Episode 305:Medicare Agents VS Medicare Consultants! (Why Agents Are Better)

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Episode 304:Why Medicare Supplement Rates Have Exploded In 2024! (A Look At 2025)

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Episode 303: 5 Things To Consider When Picking A Medicare Advantage Plan In 2025!

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Episode 302: 5 Benefits That Are Being Cut On Medicare Advantage Plans In 2025!

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Episode 301:Millions Of Medicare Advantage Members Have Their Plans Dropped For 2025! (Shocking)

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Episode 300: The Donut Hole Is Gone In 2025! (Medicare Changes)

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Episode 299: What Are The Top Medicare Supplement Plans For 2025? (Medigap)

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Episode 298: How To Navigate The Medicare Annual Election Period!

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Episode 297: Medicare 2025 Changes Revealed!

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Episode 296:HUGE Medicare Supplement Rate Increases (and what to do about them)

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Episode 295: Do I need a Medicare Supplement Plan?

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Episode 294:Important 2025 Medicare Part D Changes you Must Know!

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Episode 293: Is Medigap Plan F Gone? (Medicare Supplements)

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Episode 292:Surprising Reasons Doctors Will DENY Your Medicare Plan

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Episode 291:Breaking Down The 3 Types Of Plan G Supplement Plans!

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Episode 290:The Only Medicare Video You Ever Need To Watch!

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Episode 289: What They Won't Tell You About Medicare Supplement Plans In 2024!

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Episode 288 What Happens If You Miss Your Window To Sign Up For Medicare!

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Episode 287: 6 Things Medicare Does NOT Cover! (Shocking)

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Episode 286: GoodRX vs. Medicare Part D | Which Should You Get?

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Episode 285: 4 Steps To Choosing A Better Advantage Plan for 2024! [EASY To Follow!] 😊

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Episode 284: Cost Of Medicare 2024 - Premiums And Deductibles

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Episode 283: Working past 65? Avoid these HUGE Medicare mistakes.

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Episode 282: Is Medicare Advantage Really That Bad?

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Episode 281: Providers Don't Know Much About Insurance & The Truth About Medicare Advantage!

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Episode 280: 2024 Medicare Premiums & Deductibles Revealed!

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Episode 279: 3 Ways You Can Lower Prescription Costs In 2024!

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Episode 278: Top Medicare Supplement Plans For 2024 Revealed! (Medigap Plans)

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Episode 277: 2024 Medicare Donut Hole/Coverage Gap Numbers Revealed!

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Episode 276: Why 2024 Medicare Changes Could Be Pushing You To Medicare Advantage!

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Episode 275: 2023 Medigap Plan G VS Plan N! Which Is Better? (Medicare Changes)

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Episode 274: Why I Would Choose Medicare Advantage!

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Episode 273: 2023 Medicare Part A & B Premiums Revealed!

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Episode 272: Medicare Coverage Gap 2023 Numbers Revealed! (Donut Hole)Medicare Part-D Changes!

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Episode 271: Why The Time For Medicare Advantage Is NOW!

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Episode 270: Massive Medicare Changes Announced! (Inflation Reduction Act)

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Episode 269: Medicare Advantage VS Medicare Supplement 2022 Version!

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Episode 268: How To Spot BS With Medicare Advertising!

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Episode 267: Why The Time To Buy A Medicare Supplement Is NOW!

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Episode 266: 2022 Medicare Updates!

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Episode 265: What To Know Before The End Of Open Enrollment!

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Episode 264: Is Your Pharmacist Incompetent?

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Episode 263: Can You Really Get Money Back In Your Social Security?

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Episode 262: What Is The Future Of Medicare?

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Episode 261: 2022 Donut Hole Numbers Revealed!

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Episode 260: 3 Things Medicare Doesn’t Cover!

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Episode 259: Why You Need to STOP Using GoodRX! (NOW)

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Episode 258: Why Some Get Burned by Medicare Advantage Plans!

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Episode 257: Open Enrollment Is Here!

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Episode 256: Any Good Reason to Get a Plan F In 2021?

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Episode 255: Medicare to Include Dental Vision & Hearing Coverage?!? (BIG NEWS!)

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Episode 254: What Medicare Changes to Expect In 2022!

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Episode 253: Interview with Andy Stamas of Medicare Mindset!

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Episode 252: Should I Buy Term or Whole Life Insurance?

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Episode 251: How Much Should You Shop for Customer Service?

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Episode 250: More Examples Of What Goes Wrong When You Work With Call Centers!

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Episode 249: 3 Surprises That Come With Medicare!

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Episode 248: Why A Medicare Supplement Is An Asset!

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Episode 247: Why Am I Getting Calls Saying I Can Change In June?

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Episode 246: When Should You Take Social Security???

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Episode 245: What happens when you switch from Obamacare to Medicare?

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Episode 244: Is An HMO Bad???

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Episode 243: Things Medicare Provides For FREE!

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Episode 242: Medicare age down to 60?

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Episode 241: Before You Call The TV Commercials....

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Episode 240: Should You Pick Up A $0 Premium Plan?

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Episode 239: Spencer Anderson With Cigna!

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Episode 238: What Is Medicare Part-D?

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Episode 237: Medicare Advantage is moving up, not down!

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Episode 236: What Would Medicare For All Really Look Like?

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Episode 235: Large Hospital Cancels Retiree Plans???

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Episode 234: Does Medicare Cover The COVID Vaccine???

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Episode 233: The 64 Year Old's Guide To Medicare Prep!!!

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Episode 232: Chat with Cameron Giardini!

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Episode 231: What’s the best Medigap in 2021???

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Episode 230: 2021 Medicare IS HERE! What you need to know.

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Episode 229: Reading the 2nd Chapter Of Christian's Book The Insurance Funnel!!!

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Episode 228: Reading the 1st Chapter Of Christian's Book The Insurance Funnel!!!

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Episode 227: Important Medicare enrollment period update!!!

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Episode 226: What Christian has been WRONG about!!!

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Episode 225: Talk with Rebecca Davis on Texas Medicare 2021!!!

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Episode 224: COBRA & Medicare!!!

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Episode 223: Any good reason to sign up for Plan F in 2021???

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Episode 222: Prescription drug plan changes that impact you!!!

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Episode 221: The effects of Advantage plans asking no health questions!!!

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Episode 220: Sketchy Medicare Advertising! Run away!!!

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Episode 219: Plan capping insulin at $35 in 2021? Explained!

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Episode 218: 3 Things You Need To Be Aware Of Going Into Open Enrollment!!!

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No podcast this week

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Episode 216: What would I put my mom on???

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Episode 215: What you need to know about Open Enrollment!!!

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Episode 214: Should I Be Letting Agents in my House This Fall???

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Episode 213: Why we offer both Medicare Advantage & Med supps to clients!!!

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Episode 212: Trump signs bill to cut prescription drug costs???

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Episode 211: Medicare running out of money?!?!

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Episode 210: What we know so far about 2021 Medicare changes!!!

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Episode 209: The Complete Guide To Postponing Your Medicare!

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Episode 208: Why you MUST cover your dental bills with insurance!!!

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Episode 207: Cobra coverage and people on Medicare!!!

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Episode 206: How to be covered on all fronts while on Medicare!!!

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Episode 205: The REAL danger with picking Medicare Advantage!

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Episode 204: Picking Burial Coverage for Seniors!!!

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Episode 203: The hospital indemnity, the perfect plan for Medicare Advantage!

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Episode 202: What happens if my agent retires?

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Episode 201: Insulin prices being capped?! Good or bad?

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Episode 200: The top 5 Medicare Supplement Insurance Companies!!!

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Episode 199: FEMA & Medicare!

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Episode 198: Where is the best place to get your Medicare info???

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Episode 197: Why do 90% plus of people only get Plan G, N, & F???

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Episode 196: What insurance agents make in commissions!!!

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Episode 195: Joe Biden proposes lowering the Medicare age to 60???

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Episode 194: Discounts & Medicare Supplements!

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Episode 193: Why Medicare Advantage plans get a bad rap!!!

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Episode 192: Medicare trying to make agents irrelevant. Will it work?

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Episode 191: Should the Medicare age be lowered to 55?!

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Episode 190: Medicare Telehealth visits!!!

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Episode 189: Interview with Medicare Bob!!!

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Episode 188: The 3 BIGGEST mistakes people make when turning 65!

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Episode 187: When Plan N fits & when it doesn’t!

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Episode 186: Life Insurance companies stop taking older clients! What this means!

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Episode 185: Christian enrolls into a Cancer plan! Here’s why.

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Episode 184: Medicare Supplement HOUR!!!

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Episode 183: Should I buy insurance with someone over the phone?

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Episode 182: 3 ways to lower your Medicare Part-B premium!!!

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Episode 181: Enter... Special Needs Plans!!!

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Episode 180: The Best Medicare Advantage Combo!!!

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Episode 179: Interview with Scott Heusser with the Kellogg Organization!!!

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Episode 178: Don’t wait until the last second!!!

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Episode 177: What are SELECT Medicare supplement plans???

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Episode 175: Medicare beneficiaries and Stimulus Checks!!!

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RETRACTION ON TODAY'S EPISODE!!!

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Episode 174: Special enrollment period announced for those on Medicare!!!

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Episode 173: Christian reveals how HE is covered!!!

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Episode 172: Coronavirus Medicare scams?!?

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Episode 171: Possible National quarantine. Christian's thoughts

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Episode 170: What if my family member is under 65?!

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Episode 169: When is Medicare primary & when is it secondary???

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Episode 168: Coronavirus pandemic!!!

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Episode 167: What is the future of Medicare???

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Episode 166: All about your Medicare Part A & B premiums!!!

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Episode 165: Medicare & the Coronavirus!!!

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Episode 164: All annuities with Tracy Lownsberry!!!

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Episode 163: Interview with Allie Saleh from Strong Family Financial!!!

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Episode 162: Mailers coming from Medicare or elsewhere???

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Episode 161: Incorrect late enrollment penalties and what to do!!!

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Episode 160: Things to watch out with stand-alone drug plans!!!

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Episode 159: 3 things to make sure your Advantage plan doesn’t have!!!

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Episode 158: Large insurance company & large doctor group break apart!!!

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Episode 157: Hospitals having to disclose prices?!?

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Christian is still out with the flu!

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Episode 156: What is OEP???

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No show today. We will be back Saturday

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Episode 154: Clear Spring PDP Sanctioned?! What does this mean???

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Episode 153: The New Medicare Card Scam!!! Watch out!

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Episode 152: What Medicare agents go through to offer Medicare plans!!!

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Episode 151: Medicare propaganda???

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Episode 150: Interview with National Medicare figure Tony Merwin!!!

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Episode 149: Interview with Joe Tretola!!!

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Episode 148: What is the Medicare birthday rule?! Must hear!

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Episode 147: CRAZY insurance agent stories with Randy W Hall!!!

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Episode 146: WellCare being bought?!?

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Episode 145: All the different Blue Cross Blue Shield companies explained!!!

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Episode 144: 3 types of insurance policies EVERY person should have!!!

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Episode 143: Interview with Insurance Industry Titan Gaylan Hendricks!!!

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Episode 142: How can you sign up outside of the enrollment period???

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Episode 141: Common misconceptions about Medicare!

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Episode 140: Update on Medicare For All

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Episode 139: Humana glitch showing plans cancelled??? Huge news!

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Episode 138: How to get the BEST Medicare Advantage Plan in 2020!!!

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Episode 137: Why the industry is PUSHING you toward Medicare Advantage!

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Episode 136: Christian's Life Insurance Strategy!

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Episode 135: Hospice Care on Medicare Advantage?! Important information!

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Episode 134: High deductible Plan G?!

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Episode 132: CareCredit: The NO interest medical credit card!!!

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Episode 131: 3 things you MUST do before the enrollment period ends!!!

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Episode 130: The Indian Health Service & Medicare!!!

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Episode 129: I worked with a volunteer on my Medicare?!

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Episode 128: Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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Episode 127: When things are frustrating...

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Episode 126: Minnesota Medigap plans and how they differ from EVERY other state!

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Episode 125: Plan N vs Plan G!!!!

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Episode 124: OFFICIAL numbers on Part B premium and deductible!!!

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Episode 123: Why calling each insurance company individually is madness!

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Episode 122: When can I enroll into Medicare if I missed the deadline?

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Episode 121: What you do NOT know about Tricare and Veterans benefits!

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Episode 120: Interview with Social Security employee turned insurance agent Joanna Wyckoff!!!

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Episode 119: How to TRULY Maximize your Medicare!!!

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Episode 118: Why picking the WRONG agent can set you back YEARS!!!

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Episode 117: How much does my doctors office REALLY know about Medicare?

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Happy Halloween! Medicare HORROR stories!

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Episode 116: The pitfalls of Medicare Supplement/Medigap plans!!!

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Episode 115: Is it ok to work with an agent out of state?

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Episode 114: I put my info on a site and now they won’t stop calling!

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Episode 113: My Long Term Care policy wants to buy me out?!

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Episode 112: Part-B deductibles & premiums for 2020!

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Episode 111: Why this enrollment period has the most changes EVER!

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Episode 110: How am I covered if I ONLY have Medicare A & B?

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Episode 109: 3 things to watch out for this Medicare Enrollment Period!

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Episode 108: The TRUTH about Plan G in 2020!

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Episode 107: Benefits or convenience, you choose this AEP!

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Episode 106: Trumps proposed changes to Medicare? What this means!

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Episode 105: People on Medicare being DOUBLE CHARGED?! More mistakes?!

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Episode 104: The 2020 DONUT HOLE/Coverage gap situation!!!

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Episode 103: Plan F rates going through the ROOF?! Is this true?

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Episode 102: MedigapsVS Medicare Advantage! What does Christian say?

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Episode 101: The Medicare & You Handbook! How to use it.

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Episode 100: Aetna selling their stand alone drug plans to WellCare! What does this mean?

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Episode 99: Interview with Tracy McManamon from the Your Medicare Benefits Podcast!

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Episode 98: Interview with John Billetdoux from New Jersey!

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Episode 97: How to spot an ankle-biter!!!

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Episode 96: If I move, can I take my Medicare plan with me?!?

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Episode 95: ALL about Christian Brindle... the host!

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Episode 94: The TRUTH about HMOs vs PPOs!!!

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Episode 93: Interview with the Medicare Millionaire Nick Williams!!!

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Episode 92: What is a hospital indemnity plan???

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Episode 91: The pitfalls of Medicare Advantage!!!

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Episode 90: 3 things to watch out for during the Medicare enrollment period!

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Episode 89: Interview with accomplished Medicare figure Eric Fierro!

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Episode 88: Why your Medicare agent should be like a stock broker!

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Episode 87: Changes to medicare.gov that you need to know about!

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Episode 86: What are Special Needs Plans???

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Episode 85: Do Cancer policies matter & who should get them?

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Episode 84: What is Pillpack? Can it save me money on medications?

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Episode 83: Interview with Medicare expert Tracy Alan Lownsberry from Michigan!

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Episode 82: Interview with final expense GURU David Duford!

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Episode 81: The TRUTH about dental vision & hearing insurance!

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Episode 80: Interview with Nick Frumkin & Matt Murray from The Insurance Panel!!!

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Episode 79: How has Mutual of Omaha been so relevant for over 50 years?!?

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Episode 78: Cost-sharing plans through religious organizations?!?

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Episode 77: Why do Medicare supplements go up in price?!

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Episode 76: What is coming up for Medicare in 2020!!!

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Episode 75: When do I sign up for Medicare???

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Episode 74: Why is United Health Care so gigantic?!

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Episode 73: Interview with insurance industry celebrity Cody Askins!!!

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Episode 72: Can I write off my Medicare premiums and other expenses?

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Episode 71: MSA plans? What are those?

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Episode 70: In what circumstances do I pay more for Medicare Part-B???

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Episode 69: Interview with well-known Medicare expert Justin Brock!!!

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Episode 68: What card should I carry in my situation?!?!?

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Episode 67: Everything you need to know about enrolling into Parts A & B after 65!!!

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Episode 66: How to avoid being insurance-poor while still being covered well!!!

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Episode 65: Interview with one of Christian's early teachers, Craig Scharp!!!

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Episode 64: Why working with an Medicare specialist agent is best!

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Episode 63: Is it ok to go with a smaller company???

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Episode 62: Three things people on Medicare Advantage plans can be taking advantage of right now!!!

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Episode 61: How often should I revisit my plan?!?!

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Episode 60: This one thing has been tricking people on Medicare for over 10 years!!!

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Episode 59: How you can properly use GoodRX to lower your drug costs!!!

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Episode 58: Why Aetna/CVS could become the largest Medicare carrier in the USA!

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Episode 57: Dedicated to grandkids and how they are covered!!!

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Episode 56: What is Medigap Plan D and why does it matter going forward?!?

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Episode 55: The issue that has affected people paying premiums out of Social Security in 2019!!!

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Episode 54: Interview with Christian's dad and 30-year Medicare agent Bob Brindle!!!

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Episode 53: All the new buzz on Plan N & Plan G! What you need to know that nobody else will tell!

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Episode 52: How to know if you should stay with an employer plan or take Medicare!!!

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Episode 51: What are the pros & cons of Plan G? What the industry won’t tell you!

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Episode 50: How to handle issues that come out of nowhere?!?

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Episode 49: Is Life Insurance practical for someone on Medicare???

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Episode 48: How do I apply for Medicare in my situation????

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Episode 47: Washington post article about United Health Care's involvements in possible bill!!!

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Episode 46: How does Medicare cover Long Term Care???

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Episode 45: The donut hole explained, and what YOU can do to stay out of it!!!

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Episode 44: What to expect with the news Medicare cards and what to do with the old one!!!

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Episode 43: OEP is over! Christians thoughts going into the remainder of the year!!!

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Episode 42: The easiest way to prevent being taken advantage of by an insurance salesman!!!

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Episode 41: Why Medicare seminars really aren’t that valuable!!!

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Episode 40: The genetic testing scam that’s been going after people on Medicare!

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Episode 39: Medicare doesn’t cover a physical????

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Episode 38: The ONE thing you can do that will take 80% of the difficulty out of picking your Plan!!

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Episode 37: How to avoid billing errors and save yourself headache!!!

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Episode 36: Does the star rating really matter???

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Episode 35: Three sure-fire ways to spot a good agent from a bad one!!!

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Episode 34: Is Plan F going away?!

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Episode 33: Medicare For All and why it would be catastrophic!!!

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Episode 32: Plan G or N? Which one is better?!?!

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Episode 31: Happy MLK day! What to watch for starting the new year!!!

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Episode 30: Interview with fellow Medicare expert, Kenhow Boo!!!

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Episode 29: What we know so far about the donut hole in 2020!!!

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Episode 28: What will be different for people on Medicare in 2019!!!

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Update on what’s next!!!

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Episode 27: What is necessary and what isn’t necessary when you are on Medicare?!

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Episode 26: All about Veterans benefits on Veterans Day!

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Episode 25: Why you should avoid agents in booths like the plague!!!

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Episode 24: Christian's thoughts on AEP so far!

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Episode 23: What to avoid during the enrollment period!?

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Episode 22: What to do during AEP if you have a Megigap?!

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Episode 21: ANOC and last minute AEP advice!

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Episode 20: What do you need to know for AEP!

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Episode 19: What does Medicare pay for???

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Episode 18: When can I change my plan???

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Episode 17: No Podcast this week!!!

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Episode 16: Why Plan F is no longer viable in 2018!!!

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Episode 15: The difference between Obama Care and Medicare

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Episode 14: When is the best time to pick up a Medigap???

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Episode 13: Where to get Dental, Vision, and Hearing?

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Episode 12: What do I do if I have Medicare & Medicaid???

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Episode 11: How to know if your agent is a zero or a hero!

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Episode 10: What benefits does my Medicare Advantage have?

332

Episode 9: How can I lower the cost of my Medigap?

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Episode 8: Penalties: everything you need to know!

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Episode 7: Medigap Plans (N, G, F) what one should I buy?

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Episode 6: Tricare, VA, or a Federal Plan!!!

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Episode 5: How to lower the cost of your drugs!

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What is episode 4: Medicare Advantage? (Part C)

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Episode 3: What is Medicare Part-D?

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Episode 2: Medigaps & Medicare Supplements

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Episode 1: What is Medicare?