{"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":"2026-09-30T06:18:44.393679+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 985 - HEALTHCARE IS NOT THE SAME THING AS HEALTH INSURANCE; LEARN IT, LIVE IT!","slug":"ep-985-healthcare-is-not-the-same-thing-as-health-insurance-learn-it-live-it","published_at":"2026-08-17T03:02:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-985-healthcare-is-not-the-same-thing-as-health-insurance-learn-it-live-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722","url":"https://medicareforthelazyman.podbean.com/e/episode-985/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gkdqwwmh5gi9u3rh/2026-08-06-MLM-D_R_-_B_intro9w5xo.mp3","summary":"MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: FIVE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE STEPPING BACK FROM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE. DOES MEDICARE COVER THE RSV VACCINE? HEALTH CARE VS. HEALTH INSURANCE: SOME PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE! WHAT DO SOME PROGNOSTICATORS THINK WILL HAPPEN TO MEDICARE COSTS NEXT YEAR? PART B MONTHLY PREMIUM IS PREDICTED TO INCREASE 3.5% OR $6.60 PER MONTH TO $209.50. PART B ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLE IS PREDICTED TO INCREASE 3.2% OR $9 TO $292. 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: FIVE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE STEPPING BACK FROM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE. DOES MEDICARE COVER THE RSV VACCINE? HEALTH CARE VS. HEALTH…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2471,"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-985-healthcare-is-not-the-same-thing-as-health-insurance-learn-it-live-it/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-985-healthcare-is-not-the-same-thing-as-health-insurance-learn-it-live-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}