{"podcast":{"title":"Medicare For The Lazy Man Podcast","slug":"medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722","podcast_index_feed_id":187722,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/medicareforthelazyman/feed.xml","website_url":"https://medicareforthelazyman.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7182557/LazyManRecolored_FlippedRight_Final_1400x1400_WHITE-RC.png","author":"Douglas B. Jones, CLU, RHU with Randy Carson of C2C Consulting","episode_count":100,"summary":"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!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T08:20:39.453678+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 942 - MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT RATE INCREASES: WHAT DO THE ACTUARIES PREDICT FOR NEXT YEAR?","slug":"ep-942-medicare-supplement-rate-increases-what-do-the-actuaries-predict-for-next-year","published_at":"2026-05-06T05:01:31+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722","url":"https://medicareforthelazyman.podbean.com/e/episode-942/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4ymqp9hhzp2rnq2z/2026-04-23-MLM-D_R_-_A_intro798s6.mp3","summary":"MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: JEFFERSON HEALTH (PHILADELPHIA) HITS AETNA WITH A LAWSUIT OVER CONTROVERSIAL DOWNCODING POLICY. FROM CSG ACTUARIAL: MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT LOSS RATIOS HAVE INCREASED IN RECENT YEARS; PLAN G RATE INCREASES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE HIGHER THAN AVERAGE THIS YEAR AND THEN LEVEL OFF AFTERWARD. SOON TO BE CLIENT ROBYN IS CONFUSED ABOUT HOW PART D PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS WORK WHEN ONE IS TRAVELING. AI PROVIDES A LENGTHY BUT AUTHORITATIVE EXPLANATION. Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+) Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG Inspired by: \"MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2026; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!\" \"MEDICARE ENROLLMENT GUIDE\" - DOWNLOAD FREE \"MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE\" ....AND A PODCAST! @ DBJ@M4TLM.com W medicareforthelazyman.com T (630) 878-5055 Review Us On Google For sale on Amazon.com. After enjoying the books, please consider returning to leave a short customer review to help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.","meta_description":"MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: JEFFERSON HEALTH (PHILADELPHIA) HITS AETNA WITH A LAWSUIT OVER CONTROVERSIAL DOWNCODING POLICY. FROM CSG ACTUARIAL: MEDICARE SU…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2274,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/episodes/ep-942-medicare-supplement-rate-increases-what-do-the-actuaries-predict-for-next-year/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}