Episode Details

Jump in the time machine with us as we travel back circa 2005 for the first Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, the debut of Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, two new Med Supp plans, and more!

 

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Resources:

4 Ways PlanEnroll Will Make This Your Best AEP Yet

4 Reasons Why Ritter Insurance Marketing Should Be Your FMO Insurance Agency

5 Medicare Myths Your Clients May Believe

10 Tips to Submitting an Error-Free Medicare Enrollment Application

2026 Medicare Part D Bid Info Likely Means Higher Premiums & Plan Disruption — Here's Why

A Review of Integrity's Top Medicare Quoting Tools

How Insurance Agents Can Use AI Tools

How Storytelling Helps Agents Quickly Connect with Clients ft. Don Connelly

IntegrityCONNECT & PlanEnroll FAQs

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Risk Adjustment & Finding Value Beyond Coding Changes ft. Dr. Shannon Decker

The Future of Medicare Part D: The Push Toward MAPD

The Ultimate Agent Resource List Pt. 3: Staying Organized

 

References:

“2005 CMS Statistics.” Cms.Gov, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-and-systems/statistics-trends-and-reports/medicaremedicaidstatsupp/downloads/2005_cms_statisticspdf. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

“2025 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles.” CMS.Gov, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 8 Nov. 2024, www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/2025-medicare-parts-b-premiums-and-deductibles.

McManus, Melanie Radzicki. “A Short History of How Netflix Won World Domination in Streaming.” Entertainment.Howstuffworks.Com, HowStuffWorks, 21 Dec. 2018, entertainment.howstuffworks.com/short-history-netflix-world-domination-streaming.htm