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Episode 801 – Are we about to get OZed? …or will the enemies of Medicare Advantage prevail?

  1. Episode 801 - Are we about to get OZed? ...or will the enemies of Medicare Advantage prevail? Douglas B. Jones, CLU, RHU with Randy Carson of C2C Consulting 34:59

Lots of chat about Dr. Oz and his plans for the future of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Unfortunately, the articles I prepared fell into what might be a bottomless pit. 

In the Medicare Advantage Minute, Democrats sent a nasty letter to Dr. Oz questioning his support for Medicare Advantage and criticizing his substantial holdings in the biggest MA slut: United HealthCare.

From the pages of “Your Medicare Benefits 2024” we learn the short story of how Medicare covers flu shots.

CMS (the Federal Government) in a magnificent return to sanity ordered that questions catering to Binary, non-Binary and other confused individuals be stricken from Medicare Advantage applications.

Finally, a listener whose wife must have badgered him mercilessly, asked whether gym memberships were an included freebie with their Medicare supplement plan.

My answer was that a competing product had the benefit they seek but there would be an endless amount of paperwork and insurance foolishness to deal with. He decided to shine it on and hope that his wife forgets the whole thing.

We’ll see!

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Inspired by:

“MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2025; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!” on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers.

Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

Douglas B. Jones Author: Medicare for the Lazy Man, Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!; Medicare Enrollment Guide (Download free from my site); Medicare Drug Plans, A Simple D-I-Y Guide!;

Doug Jones burst forth from Oklahoma like a prairie tornado, born of an Omaha Beach victor and the shortest-serving Miss Oklahoma in history. He was such an accomplished student that nine years of undergrad studies eventually earned him a BA degree from the University of Arizona.
Having been branded at birth with the John Hancock Signature, he became the third generation of a life insurance dynasty founded in 1920. Eventually, a genuine dedication to health insurance conferred black sheep status, causing him to strike out on his own.
Decades later, friends began to pester him about Medicare, angling for free advice. After a period of deep contemplation and reflection, Doug arrived at conclusions and formed some opinions that place him squarely at odds with many other Medicare experts.
Thus was born Medicare for the Lazy Man!