100 episodes

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!

Medicare For The Lazy Man Podcast Douglas B. Jones, CLU, RHU with Randy Carson of C2C Consulting

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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!

    Ep. 647 - Artificial Intelligence: Is it taking the doctors out of doctoring?

    Ep. 647 - Artificial Intelligence: Is it taking the doctors out of doctoring?

    One of the concerns with AI is that it will replace caring medical professionals.
     A visitor to the website used the (soon to be removed) chat feature to ask if his state allows insurance companies to off High Deductible Plan G.. One problem: I have no idea where he or she lives!
    Finally, nationwide troubles with Medicare Advantage plans have caused corporate giant CVS to fail to meet revenue projections. Stock price has dropped drastically.
    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
    (Most severe critic: A+)  
    Inspired by:
    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2024; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers.
    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

    • 38 min
    Ep. 646 - Two Medicare-centric podcasts: thrilling entertainment!

    Ep. 646 - Two Medicare-centric podcasts: thrilling entertainment!

    Long term stays in skilled nursing facilities: what happens when Medicare payments peter out?
    One course of action is to appeal to Medicare for relief from the payment denial. We list the steps in the appeals process.
    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
    (Most severe critic: A+)  
    Inspired by:
    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2024; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers.
    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

    • 36 min
    Ep. 645 - Round-up of diabetic supplies, etc.: What parts of Medicare pay for what?

    Ep. 645 - Round-up of diabetic supplies, etc.: What parts of Medicare pay for what?

    Also, a medical expert expresses his opinion on the value of colorectal screening for older people.
    ESRD: end stage renal disease, finally accepted by MA plans although Medicare has a bunch of special rules surrounding the transplant process.
    Benefit changes, acquisitions and divestitures; do we see turmoil coming in the near future for Advantage plans.
    We wrap up with tales of shooting wild game in the Orange County jungles of Disneyland before Walt's legacy turned into a bunch of woke snowflakes crybabies.                               
    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
    (Most severe critic: A+)   
    Inspired by:
    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2024; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers.
    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

    • 34 min
    Ep. 644 - "Done playing nice with Med Advantage plans": says Bristol Health CEO!

    Ep. 644 - "Done playing nice with Med Advantage plans": says Bristol Health CEO!

    The hospital CEO reports layoffs and financial stress caused by "delayed and denied payments" due from Medicare Advantage plans.
    Also, Sen. Rand Paul reports that AARP is a fraud, working against the wishes of up to 85% of members in order to continue reaping wealth from their unholy alliance with United Healthcare.
    Finally, many large medical providers have started to charge fees to patients who want to communicate via e-mail.
    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
    (Most severe critic: A+)  
    Inspired by:
    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2024; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers.
    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

    • 34 min
    Ep. 643 - Dr. Google meets his match: INTRODUCING DR. GPT!

    Ep. 643 - Dr. Google meets his match: INTRODUCING DR. GPT!

    GPT: Generative Pre-trained Transformer - A person called Medicare Dana from Austin, TX questioned Chat GPT about how old farts feel about things nowadays.
    We hold an extensive discussion as to how this "tool" is usurping trained human experts and possibly being used as a money-saving shortcut by medical practitioners; sometimes with fatal results!
    Also, Medicare Supplement rates are increasing in response to the extraordinary inflationary pressures the current mis-managers of the economy have caused.
    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
    (Most severe critic: A+)  
    Inspired by:
    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2024; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers.
    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

    • 35 min
    Ep. 642 - VACCINES: Which should you get and how does Medicare cover them?

    Ep. 642 - VACCINES: Which should you get and how does Medicare cover them?

    Government crackdown on MA crooks causes inconvenience for ethical agents, too!
    Efforts to improve the outcomes in prior authorization denials will be concentrated on poor people only. It is almost as though these disgusting Medicare Advantage practices never affect middle class or wealthy victims. 
    Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com
    (Most severe critic: A+)  
    Inspired by:
    "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2024; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers.
    Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
21 Ratings

21 Ratings

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Great podcast

Doug gives great information and has a easy to listen to presentation. He is even more helpful as an agent. I can’t thank him enough. I send everyone I know who is approaching Medicare to him

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Kathy be

Great and information explanation of the Medicare experience

Douglas B. Jones ,

The best Medicare podcast in the history of the world!

This podcast attempts to be a light-hearted introduction to the magnificent world of Medicare where everything makes perfect sense and no one is ever confused or disappointed. Fingers are crossed that we can live up to those lofty ideals!
Sincerely yours,
Douglas B. Jones, CLU, RHU

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