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As it turns out, the methods used in one IntraCare hospital are unacceptable to Medicare authorities. Chemical restraint, anyone? Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

After that Medicare supplement (aka Medigap) review session, we enjoy a spirited trivia contest, courtesy of favorite listener, Dominick Regina! Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

Insurance companies must remain profitable so your rates will increase as time passes no matter what rating methodology they use. This ignores, of course, the community rating travesty that is forced upon insurance companies in some states. Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

Apparently, 35 million members of Medicare Advantage plans made requests that fell under prior authorization in the year 2021. The accountants are in charge of the patients' medical care! Also, we revisit the source of an electrifying phrase from history!  Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

A financially successful woman thought she could do just fine without a Medicare supplement until she needed one. Then it was too late! Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

What is the total amount you could pay out-of-pocket each year if you need extensive medical treatment while you have a Medicare Advantage plan? Probably a lot!! Also, be aware that when I ask if your phone # accepts texts, it isn't because I want to bug you; only to let you know when I have sent something critical to you via e-mail and that you might want to check your spam folder if not found. Additional fun:  Forbes Medicare faqs! Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

Prostate troubles are covered by Medicare and a new blood test is offering enhanced cancer detection accuracy. Also, I go through a list of some things that Medicare does NOT cover. Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

Robert's company is offering one year of health insurance after he retires. When it ends, he will likely be subjected to a LIFETIME late enrollment penalty for future Medicare premiums. Also, here are tips to make your document photo look like an actual photocopy and I refute one bald-face lie perpetrated during the state of the Onion message. Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

Podcasters and wannabe guests do an elaborate mating dance and I document one week's worth of candidates to evaluate their entertainment potential. Also, New York takes a giant step in the direction of granting freedom to its enslaved medical practitioners and Dr. Death has ended his medical career in the least desirable way possible.         Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

Also, questions are raised by valued clients, valued listeners & readers and a reader of a columnist named Rusty. Inconvenient fact for some: more than half of gun deaths are suicides. Gun confiscation will not prevent those deaths! Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

A source of new customers for the Medicare for the Lazy Man empire: the maximum security penal institutions of America! Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

Also, we briefly revisit Animal Farm for a comparison with BC/BS of Texas. Conflicting predictions about future per-capita MA payments from the US Treasury: some say they will increase while others say they will be lower. Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

...when these things are medically necessary. For instance, no routine dental benefits under Medicare but if disease or an accidental injury damages your teeth, correction of your condition will be a covered expense. Also, another rousing game of "Stump the Insurance Expert"!   Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

When you come to MedicareForTheLazy Man.com to get a Medicare supplement quote, you will not be asked to divulge any information not absolutely necessary to calculate a Medicare supplement quote. Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

In their nefarious efforts to plunder the US Treasury, some Medicare Advantage plans have become a "Fungus Among Us" as the old song title goes. Our unlikely allies are valiantly keeping the struggle alive. Also, Randy drops a huge bomb in his "Stump the Insurance Guy" segment. Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

Can early retirement portend dementia? The inscrutable Chinese know... Did you ever wonder about the humble origins of a major American tech giant? In this episode we accidentally delve into the history of Southern Pacific Communications which became Sprint.   Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

Annual Notice Of Change, that is. If your premium payment is overdue but you try to use your drug plan anyway, someone with a fake name may be calling to chat with you. Also, you can enjoy summer fun in the white stuff in western New Mexico. Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2023; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com

Between upcoding and MCA reports, Medicare Advantage plans have many tools to relieve the US Treasury of loads of cash! Also, when it comes to surgery, practice makes perfect: to ensure success, find a doc who does  Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)   Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2022; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com