# Medicare For The Lazy Man Podcast Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722.md RSS feed: https://feed.podbean.com/medicareforthelazyman/feed.xml Official site: https://medicareforthelazyman.podbean.com Author: Douglas B. Jones, CLU, RHU with Randy Carson of C2C Consulting Episodes: 100 ## Resource 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! ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722.md ## Episodes - [Ep.+ 975 - FIVE TYPICAL MEDICARE BUYERS DISSECT "MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-975-five-typical-medicare-buyers-dissect-medicare-enrollment-guide) — 2026-07-24T19:04:57+00:00 - [Ep.+ 974 - FIVE TYPICAL MEDICARE BUYERS DISSECT "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-974-five-typical-medicare-buyers-dissect-medicare-for-the-lazy-man) — 2026-07-24T01:57:17+00:00 - [Ep. 973 - MY ELECTRIC COMPANY HAS THE WORST MARKETING DEPARTMENT EVER!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-973-my-electric-company-has-the-worst-marketing-department-ever) — 2026-07-20T03:04:03+00:00 - [Ep. 972 - FIRST EVER BOOK REPORT IN THE HISTORY OF THE MLM PODCAST!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-972-first-ever-book-report-in-the-history-of-the-mlm-podcast) — 2026-07-17T03:03:29+00:00 - [Ep. 971 - 4 MINUTES OF YOU-TUBE FUN! SEARCH: ROSE MARIE TOTEM TOM-TOM](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-971-4-minutes-of-you-tube-fun-search-rose-marie-totem-tom-tom) — 2026-07-15T15:22:01+00:00 - [Ep. 970 - MEDICARE ENROLLMENT HICCUPS; WHO WOULDA THUNK?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-970-medicare-enrollment-hiccups-who-woulda-thunk) — 2026-07-13T03:01:44+00:00 - [Ep. 969 - GOV'T PRIOR AUTH TEST GETTING BAD REVIEWS FROM USERS SO FAR!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-969-gov-t-prior-auth-test-getting-bad-reviews-from-users-so-far) — 2026-07-10T03:23:00+00:00 - [Ep. 968 - HEY TUBBY! COME AND GET YOUR GLP-1 DRUGS FOR CHEAP!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-968-hey-tubby-come-and-get-your-glp-1-drugs-for-cheap) — 2026-07-08T15:09:44+00:00 - [Ep. 967 - WATCH OUT FOR COBRA: AFTER TURNING 65 IT WON"T PROTECT YOU FROM A LIFETIE LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-967-watch-out-for-cobra-after-turning-65-it-won-t-protect-you-from-a-lifetie-late-enrollment-penalty) — 2026-07-06T15:58:42+00:00 - [Ep. 966 - PLAN F COST INCREASING DRAMATICALLY? WAIT TOO LONG AND YOU'LL BE TRAPPED!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-966-plan-f-cost-increasing-dramatically-wait-too-long-and-you-ll-be-trapped) — 2026-07-03T02:42:16+00:00 - [Ep 965 - BOB'S MAIL CONTAINED A NEW MEDICARE NUMBER: WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-965-bob-s-mail-contained-a-new-medicare-number-what-s-up-with-that) — 2026-07-01T02:50:17+00:00 - [Ep. 963 - 53 MILLION MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REVIEWS DELIVER PLENTY OF FRUSTRATION!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-963-53-million-medicare-advantage-prior-authorization-reviews-deliver-plenty-of-frustration) — 2026-06-29T17:09:29+00:00 - [Ep. 964 - GOOD STUFF!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-964-good-stuff) — 2026-06-26T03:05:12+00:00 - [Ep. 962 - HOW WOULD TROOPER JACKSON, OKLAHOMA HWY PATROL, FEEL ABOUT THIS EPISODE?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-962-how-would-trooper-jackson-oklahoma-hwy-patrol-feel-about-this-episode) — 2026-06-22T03:11:52+00:00 - [Ep. 961 - What happens when you call the 800 phone number as the washed up celebrities request?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-961-what-happens-when-you-call-the-800-phone-number-as-the-washed-up-celebrities-request) — 2026-06-19T03:04:28+00:00 - [Ep. 960 - www.MEDICAREFORTHELAZYMAN.COM: PACKED WITH INFO & ENTERTAINMENT!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-960-www-medicareforthelazyman-com-packed-with-info-entertainment) — 2026-06-17T03:14:28+00:00 - [Ep + 959 - IN PAIN? NEED FAST RELIEF? STAY AWAY FROM MA PLANS WITH PRIOR AUTHORIZATION!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-959-in-pain-need-fast-relief-stay-away-from-ma-plans-with-prior-authorization) — 2026-06-15T05:01:07+00:00 - [Ep 958 - WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS: GRAB YOURS FOR $50 EACH STARTING IN JULY!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-958-weight-loss-drugs-grab-yours-for-50-each-starting-in-july) — 2026-06-12T05:01:50+00:00 - [Ep. 957 - GOT GAS? GOT ALZHEIMER'S? ONE MIGHT BE CONNECTED TO THE OTHER!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-957-got-gas-got-alzheimer-s-one-might-be-connected-to-the-other) — 2026-06-11T04:00:53+00:00 - [Ep. 955 - MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS USE VARIOUS TOOLS TO CONTROL THEIR COSTS!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-955-medicare-advantage-plans-use-various-tools-to-control-their-costs) — 2026-06-10T05:40:24+00:00 - [Ep. 956 - HOW MANY REASONS ARE THERE FOR CHOOSING PLAN G OVER ADVANTAGE?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-956-how-many-reasons-are-there-for-choosing-plan-g-over-advantage) — 2026-06-08T05:17:41+00:00 - [Ep. 954 - SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY RECEPIENT HAS A RARE OPPORTUNITY!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-954-social-security-disability-recepient-has-a-rare-opportunity) — 2026-06-05T05:16:12+00:00 - [Ep. 953 - BIRTHDAY RULES: GREAT NEWS FOR THOSE TRAPPED IN PLANS F, G & N!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-953-birthday-rules-great-news-for-those-trapped-in-plans-f-g-n) — 2026-06-01T05:59:57+00:00 - [Ep. 952 - PART D MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS - HOW CAN YOU CHOOSE?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-952-part-d-medicare-prescription-drug-plans-how-can-you-choose) — 2026-05-29T05:00:59+00:00 - [Ep. 951 - MY CLIENT WAITED JUST A LITTLE TOO LONG TO FOLLOW MY ADVICE; NOW HE IS STUCK!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-951-my-client-waited-just-a-little-too-long-to-follow-my-advice-now-he-is-stuck) — 2026-05-27T21:34:06+00:00 - [Ep. 950 - NEWFOUND DISCIPLINE RESULTS IN MAXIMUM MEDICARE CONTENT PER EPISODE](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-950-newfound-discipline-results-in-maximum-medicare-content-per-episode) — 2026-05-25T05:03:36+00:00 - [Ep. 949 - ARE THERE STILL E-TICKET RIDES OUT THERE? TRAVEL BY AMBULANCE!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-949-are-there-still-e-ticket-rides-out-there-travel-by-ambulance) — 2026-05-22T06:44:27+00:00 - [Ep. 948 - HAVE AN MA PLAN? READ YOUR ANOC LETTER CAREFULLY THIS FALL!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-948-have-an-ma-plan-read-your-anoc-letter-carefully-this-fall) — 2026-05-20T06:20:47+00:00 - [Ep. 947 - THE MOST EXCLUSIVE MEDICARE-RELATED CLUB IN THE USA? "FRIENDS OF MLM!"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-947-the-most-exclusive-medicare-related-club-in-the-usa-friends-of-mlm) — 2026-05-18T05:03:08+00:00 - [Ep. 946 - ...IN WHICH WE BECOME FIXATED WITH HIGHLY REGARDED OLD-SCHOOL STEAKHOUSES!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-946-in-which-we-become-fixated-with-highly-regarded-old-school-steakhouses) — 2026-05-15T05:01:17+00:00 - [Ep. 945 - PAY UP ADVANTAGE PLANS; YOU OWE US A FEW BILLION SMACKERS!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-945-pay-up-advantage-plans-you-owe-us-a-few-billion-smackers) — 2026-05-13T20:11:43+00:00 - [Ep. 944 - ESCAPE YOUR OLD, EXPENSIVE, PLAN F WHILE YOU ARE ABLE! (PLAN G, ALSO!)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-944-escape-your-old-expensive-plan-f-while-you-are-able-plan-g-also) — 2026-05-11T05:21:27+00:00 - [Ep. 943 - SHIP: ALTRUISTIC & HELPFUL VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE MISTAKEN ABOUT MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTS!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-943-ship-altruistic-helpful-volunteers-who-are-mistaken-about-medicare-supplements) — 2026-05-08T05:03:19+00:00 - [Ep. 942 - MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT RATE INCREASES: WHAT DO THE ACTUARIES PREDICT FOR NEXT YEAR?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-942-medicare-supplement-rate-increases-what-do-the-actuaries-predict-for-next-year) — 2026-05-06T05:01:31+00:00 - [Ep. 941 - BEWARE ADVANTAGE PLAN MEMBERS; THIS YEAR MIGHT BE "THE MOST CHALLENGING YET"!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-941-beware-advantage-plan-members-this-year-might-be-the-most-challenging-yet) — 2026-05-04T05:38:56+00:00 - [Ep. 940 - WORDS OF WISDOM: "MEDICARE IS A TOUGH SUBJECT TO SPRUCE UP!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-940-words-of-wisdom-medicare-is-a-tough-subject-to-spruce-up) — 2026-05-01T19:15:07+00:00 - [Ep. 939 - MEDICARE INFORMATION OR JAW-JACKING: WHICH PODCAST CONTENT DO YOU PREFER?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-939-medicare-information-or-jaw-jacking-which-podcast-content-do-you-prefer) — 2026-04-27T05:04:01+00:00 - [Ep. 938 - HERE'S YOUR CHANCE - JOIN A BOOK CLUB FOR A DEEP DIVE INTO "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-938-here-s-your-chance-join-a-book-club-for-a-deep-dive-into-medicare-for-the-lazy-man-2026) — 2026-04-24T15:34:37+00:00 - [Ep. +937 - MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026: GLOWING REVIEW WRITTEN BY AI!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-937-medicare-for-the-lazy-man-2026-glowing-review-written-by-ai) — 2026-04-22T05:04:12+00:00 - [Ep.936 - MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN SHRINKAGE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-936-medicare-advantage-plan-shrinkage-is-an-opportunity-for-members) — 2026-04-20T06:28:08+00:00 - [Ep.935 - WHO BENEFITS MOST FROM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE? ALSO, ORIGIN OF SNAKE OIL?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-935-who-benefits-most-from-medicare-advantage-also-origin-of-snake-oil) — 2026-04-17T05:02:36+00:00 - [Ep. 934 - PRIOR AUTHORIZATION - POTENTIAL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PROBLEMS!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-934-prior-authorization-potential-medicare-advantage-problems) — 2026-04-15T05:10:01+00:00 - [Ep. 933 - CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN ALL OF MEDICARE?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-933-can-you-identify-the-best-kept-secret-in-all-of-medicare) — 2026-04-13T05:01:09+00:00 - [Ep. 932 - INSURANCE RATE INCREASES? SMALLEST & RAREST WITH HIGH DED. PLAN G!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-932-insurance-rate-increases-smallest-rarest-with-high-ded-plan-g) — 2026-04-10T22:55:42+00:00 - [Ep. 931 - Here come de Judge! Also, here comes Chapter 7 of "Medicare Enrollment Guide"!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-931-here-come-de-judge-also-here-comes-chapter-7-of-medicare-enrollment-guide) — 2026-04-08T05:06:32+00:00 - [Ep. 930 - Enjoy Chapter 6 of Medicare Enrollment Guide; Before that, listen for the subtle geographical error!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-930-enjoy-chapter-6-of-medicare-enrollment-guide-before-that-listen-for-the-subtle-geographical-error) — 2026-04-06T05:18:52+00:00 - [Ep. 929 - TAX TIP BELOW FOR GENEROUS READERS; Chapter 5 of MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-929-tax-tip-below-for-generous-readers-chapter-5-of-medicare-enrollment-guide) — 2026-04-03T05:06:11+00:00 - [Ep. 928 - YOUR BIGGEST MEDICARE DECISION! - How about a 5-day e-mail Medicare course?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-928-your-biggest-medicare-decision-how-about-a-5-day-e-mail-medicare-course) — 2026-03-30T06:06:55+00:00 - [Ep. 927 - 'MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE', Ch. 3; plus Tomahawk Chop trivia!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-927-medicare-enrollment-guide-ch-3-plus-tomahawk-chop-trivia) — 2026-03-27T05:13:11+00:00 - [Ep. 926 - Best/worst states to be a woman PLUS Chapter 2 of "Medicare Enrollment Guide"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-926-best-worst-states-to-be-a-woman-plus-chapter-2-of-medicare-enrollment-guide) — 2026-03-25T05:01:30+00:00 - [Ep. 925 - MA Plans lose some perks but you gain Chapter 1 of Medicare Enrollment Guide!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-925-ma-plans-lose-some-perks-but-you-gain-chapter-1-of-medicare-enrollment-guide) — 2026-03-16T05:02:30+00:00 - [Ep. 924 - More Medicare Advantage members forced to change plans than ever before!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-924-more-medicare-advantage-members-forced-to-change-plans-than-ever-before) — 2026-03-13T05:01:42+00:00 - [Ep. 923 - Remember the big city mayor who set his own hair on fire during a press conference?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-923-remember-the-big-city-mayor-who-set-his-own-hair-on-fire-during-a-press-conference) — 2026-03-11T05:01:53+00:00 - [Ep. 922 - MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE: selected readings plus other interesting stuff!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-922-medicare-enrollment-guide-selected-readings-plus-other-interesting-stuff) — 2026-03-09T05:03:19+00:00 - [Ep. 921 - Short reading from the free book- MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE: Preface](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-921-short-reading-from-the-free-book-medicare-enrollment-guide-preface) — 2026-03-06T05:11:11+00:00 - [Ep. 920 - Watch out! Your drug plan can turn on you like a rabid dog when a new year comes!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-920-watch-out-your-drug-plan-can-turn-on-you-like-a-rabid-dog-when-a-new-year-comes) — 2026-03-04T05:20:08+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.