As I progress through my book Medicare & The Stress of Turning 65, I recommend specific actions to reduce stress and create the possibility of making confident Medicare decisions.  In this episode, I recommend learning about Medicare.  This will be crucial if you want to make good Medicare decisions.  

I know it is tempting to go online and look for Medicare insurance quotes.   In this episode, I share information about the dangers or potential hazards related to this action.  I also tell you where you can easily find this information.  It is right at your fingertips!

In this episode, I complete the discussion of how to start managing the abundance of mail that is received by individuals who are turning 65 and becoming eligible for Medicare.  

When someone becomes Medicare eligible, he/she will be bombarded with mail from insurance companies, agents and lead generation companies.  One way to take charge and manage this is to create a filing system to organize the paper.  In this episode, I discuss how to label the folders and begin to determine what to file in each folder.  

If you want to take charge of your transition to Medicare, there are certain actions you need to take.  In this episode, I discuss the first action I recommend, which is to sign up for the Do Not Call Registry.  Listen to find out more!

This is the last episode discussing specific reasons individuals feel stressed about Medicare insurance.  This episode discusses the confusion brought about by the identification of Medicare Parts vs Medicare Plans.  You might call it semantics, but it's still confusing.  Listen to find out more!

I thought door to door sales were a thing of the past.  Apparently this is not the case.  Medicare has created a new push for this type of salesperson.  Listen to this episode to find out more.  

Unfortunately, a lot of individuals who become Medicare eligible feel stress from telesales agents.  The agents are often pushy and agressive.  Listen to find out some of the tactics they use to encourage individuals to sign up for Medicare plans.  

In this episode, I discuss one of the external factors that creates stress for individuals who become Medicare eligible.  That factor is the excessive amount of mail that Medicare eligible individuals receive.  Listen to find out who is sending the mail!

There are several factors that create stress for individuals who become eligible for Medicare.  In todays episode, I am going to discuss the internal factors that lead to Medicare Stress.   These are lack of knowledge and experience.