{"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. 994 - LOWEST RATE INCREASES? PROOF POSITIVE ITS HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN G!","slug":"ep-994-lowest-rate-increases-proof-positive-its-high-deductible-plan-g","published_at":"2026-09-09T03:09:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-994-lowest-rate-increases-proof-positive-its-high-deductible-plan-g","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722","url":"https://medicareforthelazyman.podbean.com/e/episode-994/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3wspkg3hufsw77a5/2026-09-05-MLM-D_R_-_A_intro5yf2x.mp3","summary":"MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: A LOOK INSIDE THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SCAN AND COSTCO. THE STATED AIM OF \"SIMPLIFICATION OF THE BUYING DECISION\" WON'T BE AS EASY AS THEY WANT THEIR CUSTOMERS TO BELIEVE! WRAPPING UP THE ARTICLE EXPLAINING THE REASONS FOR MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT RATE INCREASES WITH A SHORT LIST OF FAQS. CORRESPONDENCE: 1) LEN, A RETIRING DOCTOR, CREDITS THE RETIRED CFO OF ONE OF THE PREMIER HOSPITAL NETWORKS IN THE USA FOR REFERRING HIM TO MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN! 2) DENNIS & DEBORAH HAVE QUESTIONS RELATING TO THEIR IMPENDING MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT PLAN SELECTION. WERE THEY TOLD A LIE ABOUT MY RECOMMENDED HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN G? 3) JAMI HAS A QUESTION ABOUT A POORLY EXPLAINED ELEMENT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS. FINALLY, WHICH ARE THE BEST & WORST CITIES IN WHICH TO RETIRE? 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: A LOOK INSIDE THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SCAN AND COSTCO. THE STATED AIM OF \"SIMPLIFICATION OF THE BUYING DECISION\" WON'T BE AS EA…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3119,"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-994-lowest-rate-increases-proof-positive-its-high-deductible-plan-g/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-994-lowest-rate-increases-proof-positive-its-high-deductible-plan-g.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}