{"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. 953 - BIRTHDAY RULES: GREAT NEWS FOR THOSE TRAPPED IN PLANS F, G & N!","slug":"ep-953-birthday-rules-great-news-for-those-trapped-in-plans-f-g-n","published_at":"2026-06-01T05:59:57+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722","url":"https://medicareforthelazyman.podbean.com/e/episode-953/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5syjdxx9wqmw8w4g/2026-05-21-MLM-D_R_-_B_intro90wiq.mp3","summary":"MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: MEDICARE ADVANTAGE EXPOSED: 5 SHOCKING TRUTHS THAT COULD COST YOU EVERYTHING! A RECENT CLIENT\"S PLEA FOR HELP: A WOMAN IN KANSAS CITY, AGE 84; HER PLAN F WAS INCREASING TO $380 PER MONTH; MY SOLUTION: CHANGE TO HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN G AT $77 PER MONTH. RESULT? SHE SAVES $303 PER MONTH AND IS MONEY AHEAD EVEN IN A \"WORST CASE\" SCENARIO! OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD AND SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIODS DEFINED, FOLLWED BY A DISCUSSION OF BIRTHDAY RULE STATES AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF A STATE ADOPTING A BIRTHDAY RULE. CORRESPONDENCE WITH A CLIENT THAT WAS UNHAPPY ABOUT HIS RECENT RATE INCREASE, FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF SOME OF THE MANY REASONS AN INSURANCE COMPANY MIGHT HAVE FOR CHANGING THE RATES OF THEIR PRODUCTS. FINALLY, WE SHARE A LIST OF CELEBRITIES TURNING 65 IN 2026 FOLLOWED BY A LIST OF BOY AND GIRL NAMES POPULAR THEN AND NOW. 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: MEDICARE ADVANTAGE EXPOSED: 5 SHOCKING TRUTHS THAT COULD COST YOU EVERYTHING! A RECENT CLIENT\"S PLEA FOR HELP: A WOMAN IN KANSA…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2772,"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-953-birthday-rules-great-news-for-those-trapped-in-plans-f-g-n/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-953-birthday-rules-great-news-for-those-trapped-in-plans-f-g-n.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}