{"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.+ 996 - CAN'T BE STRESSED TOO STRONGLY: AVERAGE RATE INCREASES: PLAN G - 17.2%/HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN G - 7.3%","slug":"ep-996-can-t-be-stressed-too-strongly-average-rate-increases-plan-g-17-2-high-deductible-plan-g-7-3","published_at":"2026-09-18T00:00:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722/ep-996-can-t-be-stressed-too-strongly-average-rate-increases-plan-g-17-2-high-deductible-plan-g-7-3","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medicare-for-the-lazy-man-podcast-187722","url":"https://medicareforthelazyman.podbean.com/e/episode-996/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/f5uj2vbf2adfudka/2026-09-10-MLM-D_R_-_A_intro6mchb.mp3","summary":"MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MINUTE: CMS BARS 11 SUPPLIERS FROM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PAYMENTS AFTER A $3.4 BILLION FRAUD. SELECTED HEADLINES FROM MY WEEKLY UPDATE VOL. 1, #3 & #4: 1) PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS APPROVAL TO BE EASIER TO FIND AND UNDER-STAND. 2) PART D PREMIUM SUBSIDY IS ENDING. 3) SCAM ALERT: FAKE MEDICARE KIT OFFER. 4) HOSPITAL EXITS FROM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NUMBER 29 AND COUNTING. 5) WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR MEDICARE WHEN YOU RELOCATE? MEDICARE ENROLLMENT SCAMS: WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR DURING AEP 2026. CORRESPONDENCE FROM A (SOON-TO-BE) CLIENT NAMED TERI: IF HER HUSBAND STARTS BY BUYING PLAN G, WILL HE BE ABLE TO SWITCH TO HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN G LATER ON? 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: CMS BARS 11 SUPPLIERS FROM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PAYMENTS AFTER A $3.4 BILLION FRAUD. SELECTED HEADLINES FROM MY WEEKLY UPDATE VOL…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2404,"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-996-can-t-be-stressed-too-strongly-average-rate-increases-plan-g-17-2-high-deductible-plan-g-7-3/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-996-can-t-be-stressed-too-strongly-average-rate-increases-plan-g-17-2-high-deductible-plan-g-7-3.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}