This is episode 131, “Helpful, but Should be Unnecessary.”

In this episode, host Joe Sparks explains how the new Virginia Medigap Birthday Rule law helps people who have Medigap plans, also known as Medicare Supplement plans. He also discusses why the benefits provided by this law would be even better with Medicare for All. 

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains the benefits of this new law and how it could reduce your Medigap premiums in Virginia.

As I said in this podcast episode, there are several other states that have similar programs. The specific details vary by state, so make sure to check the particulars for your state. Here is the list of states with similar programs: California, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Utah, Oregon, and Wyoming.

This is episode 130, “End the Tweaking.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why tweaks to the current U.S. healthcare system won’t work and that Medicare for All will stop the tweaking.

This is episode 129, “WISeR Isn’t.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why Medicare’s WISeR program isn’t wise.

This is episode 128, “How Medicare for All Could Change Your Life.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains how Medicare for All could change your life. 

Here is the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL337TuRDOI

This is episode 127, “Where to Get Reliable Medical Information.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks list some websites to get reliable health information now that the CDC is unreliable.

Below are the websites mentioned in this podcast. 

Brown University’s School of Public Health Pandemic Center

The Cleveland Clinic’s Health Library 

HealthyChildren.org

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Planned Parenthood

University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)

Vaccine Education Center

This is episode 126, “Medicare Stealth Cuts.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks describes how Donald Trump and the GOP are making Stealth Cuts to Medicare even though Trump said he would not cut Medicare. 

This is episode 125, “A Horrible Distraction.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks describes how the Big Beautiful Bill will cause millions to lose healthcare and distract us from solving the healthcare crisis in the United States.

This is episode 124, “Bad Healthcare News.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks describes how proposed Medicaid cuts in the misnamed Big Beautiful Bill will cause millions to lose health care.

This is episode 123, “Millions More Without Care.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains that the arguments over Medicaid cuts ignores people who are uninsured and underinsured.

This is episode 122, "Bearing the Cost of Irresponsible Healthcare Decisions."

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains that Medicare for All would reduce bad healthcare decisions by ending the denial of care by health insurance companies.