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1. Ep. 786 - IRMAA: The evil, evil success penalty! Douglas B. Jones, CLU, RHU with Randy Carson of C2C Consulting 34:51

In the “Medicare Advantage Minute” we learn what hospitals are trying to do about the tensions created by MA plans. For instance, in a recent year claim denials surged 55% on Medicare Advantage plans!

In “Your Medicare Benefits 2024” some of the situations in which Medicare will actually pay for dental work are listed. Medical complications like some Cancer treatments, transplants and undergoing treatment as an inpatient may be enough justification for Medicare to authorize payment for some dental procedures.

Then enjoy a tutorial on the IRMAA penalty (Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amount) and my recommended method for trying to weasel out of it!

Finally, Toni King teaches writer Laura, and everybody else, on the proper way to cause her Medicare Advantage plan to self-destruct so she can rejoin original Medicare Parts A & B and enjoy the protection her Medicare supplement was designed to provide!

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Douglas B. Jones Author: Medicare for the Lazy Man

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!