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Please raise your hand if you’ve ever had to correct the Medicare “Request for Employment Information” form (CMS-L564) for your employee. When you complete the form, you’re hit with a fear that you<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/how-to-avoid-the-1-mistake-on-medicares-request-for-employment-verification-form/" title="ReadHow to avoid the #1 Mistake on Medicare’s Request for Employment Verification Form">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/investing-fact-check-no-one-can-predict-the-future/">Investing Fact Check: No One Can Predict the Future</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Dan Hoelscher | <strong>Date:</strong> May 9, 2019 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/financial-planning/401k-planning/" rel="category tag">401(k) planning</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/financial-planning/" rel="category tag">Financial Planning</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/retirement-planning-2/" rel="category tag">Retirement Planning</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="940" height="788" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/No-one-can-predict-the-future.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/No-one-can-predict-the-future.png 940w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/No-one-can-predict-the-future-300x251.png 300w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/No-one-can-predict-the-future-768x644.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/investing-fact-check-no-one-can-predict-the-future/" data-a2a-title="Investing Fact Check: No One Can Predict the Future"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/investing-fact-check-no-one-can-predict-the-future/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/investing-fact-check-no-one-can-predict-the-future/" data-text="Investing Fact Check: No One Can Predict the Future"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/investing-fact-check-no-one-can-predict-the-future/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Finvesting-fact-check-no-one-can-predict-the-future%2F&linkname=Investing%20Fact%20Check%3A%20No%20One%20Can%20Predict%20the%20Future" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Finvesting-fact-check-no-one-can-predict-the-future%2F&linkname=Investing%20Fact%20Check%3A%20No%20One%20Can%20Predict%20the%20Future" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>Investing Fact Check: No One Can Predict the Future Not the common investor. Not your financial planner. Not even the “big wig” finance-savvy gurus.   I get it. It’s alluring to think you might have a competitive edge. The seductive power of huge yields in a short amount of time is almost magnetic. And it’s<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/investing-fact-check-no-one-can-predict-the-future/" title="ReadInvesting Fact Check: No One Can Predict the Future">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/5-ways-to-keep-your-mind-active-and-memory-sharp-in-retirement/">5 Ways to Keep Your Mind Active and Memory Sharp in Retirement</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Dan Hoelscher | <strong>Date:</strong> April 26, 2019 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/health-and-wellbeing/" rel="category tag">Health and wellbeing</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare/" rel="category tag">Medicare</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="940" height="788" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/My-dad-knows-best.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/My-dad-knows-best.png 940w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/My-dad-knows-best-300x251.png 300w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/My-dad-knows-best-768x644.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/5-ways-to-keep-your-mind-active-and-memory-sharp-in-retirement/" data-a2a-title="5 Ways to Keep Your Mind Active and Memory Sharp in Retirement"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/5-ways-to-keep-your-mind-active-and-memory-sharp-in-retirement/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/5-ways-to-keep-your-mind-active-and-memory-sharp-in-retirement/" data-text="5 Ways to Keep Your Mind Active and Memory Sharp in Retirement"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/5-ways-to-keep-your-mind-active-and-memory-sharp-in-retirement/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2F5-ways-to-keep-your-mind-active-and-memory-sharp-in-retirement%2F&linkname=5%20Ways%20to%20Keep%20Your%20Mind%20Active%20and%20Memory%20Sharp%20in%20Retirement" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2F5-ways-to-keep-your-mind-active-and-memory-sharp-in-retirement%2F&linkname=5%20Ways%20to%20Keep%20Your%20Mind%20Active%20and%20Memory%20Sharp%20in%20Retirement" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>5 Ways to Keep Your Mind Active and Memory Sharp in Retirement As inspiration for this post, I would like to thank my grandma. I called her to ask if she had any funny memory-loss moments she would like share. She paused.   “I would love to help you, but I can’t remember,” she said.<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/5-ways-to-keep-your-mind-active-and-memory-sharp-in-retirement/" title="Read5 Ways to Keep Your Mind Active and Memory Sharp in Retirement">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/what-does-a-medicare-supplement-really-cover/">What Does a Medicare Supplement Really Cover?</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Pam Kaiser | <strong>Date:</strong> February 11, 2019 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="940" height="788" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Part-B-Coinsurance_.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Part-B-Coinsurance_.png 940w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Part-B-Coinsurance_-300x251.png 300w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Part-B-Coinsurance_-768x644.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/what-does-a-medicare-supplement-really-cover/" data-a2a-title="What Does a Medicare Supplement Really Cover?"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/what-does-a-medicare-supplement-really-cover/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/what-does-a-medicare-supplement-really-cover/" data-text="What Does a Medicare Supplement Really Cover?"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/what-does-a-medicare-supplement-really-cover/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fwhat-does-a-medicare-supplement-really-cover%2F&linkname=What%20Does%20a%20Medicare%20Supplement%20Really%20Cover%3F" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fwhat-does-a-medicare-supplement-really-cover%2F&linkname=What%20Does%20a%20Medicare%20Supplement%20Really%20Cover%3F" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>What Does a Medicare Supplement Really Cover? Everyone will say, “It fills in the Medicare coverage gaps” or “it covers what Medicare doesn’t” In fact, I’ve said those mantras to my clients many times. But when you’re looking at paying $80-150 in premiums per month for one of Medicare’s more popular and comprehensive plans, that’s<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/what-does-a-medicare-supplement-really-cover/" title="ReadWhat Does a Medicare Supplement Really Cover?">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable-2/">Medicare Supplement Insurance: Are You Insurable?</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Dan Hoelscher | <strong>Date:</strong> January 31, 2019 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="800" height="800" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Are-You-Insurable_.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Are-You-Insurable_.png 800w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Are-You-Insurable_-150x150.png 150w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Are-You-Insurable_-300x300.png 300w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Are-You-Insurable_-768x768.png 768w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Are-You-Insurable_-125x125.png 125w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable-2/" data-a2a-title="Medicare Supplement Insurance: Are You Insurable?"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable-2/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable-2/" data-text="Medicare Supplement Insurance: Are You Insurable?"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable-2/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fmedicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable-2%2F&linkname=Medicare%20Supplement%20Insurance%3A%20Are%20You%20Insurable%3F" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fmedicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable-2%2F&linkname=Medicare%20Supplement%20Insurance%3A%20Are%20You%20Insurable%3F" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>Medicare Supplement Insurance: Are You Insurable? If you are in your Medicare Supplement Open Enrollment Period, you are 100% insurable, no questions asked. If you are in a guaranteed issue period, some plans may not be available to you but—again—you are 100% insurable. Still no questions asked.   But even if you are not in<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable-2/" title="ReadMedicare Supplement Insurance: Are You Insurable?">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable/">Medicare Supplement Insurance: Are You Insurable?</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Dan Hoelscher | <strong>Date:</strong> November 19, 2018 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare/" rel="category tag">Medicare</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-supplement/" rel="category tag">Medicare Supplement</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="940" height="788" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/warm-note-to-say.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/warm-note-to-say.png 940w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/warm-note-to-say-300x251.png 300w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/warm-note-to-say-768x644.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable/" data-a2a-title="Medicare Supplement Insurance: Are You Insurable?"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable/" data-text="Medicare Supplement Insurance: Are You Insurable?"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fmedicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable%2F&linkname=Medicare%20Supplement%20Insurance%3A%20Are%20You%20Insurable%3F" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fmedicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable%2F&linkname=Medicare%20Supplement%20Insurance%3A%20Are%20You%20Insurable%3F" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>Medicare Supplement Insurance: Are You Insurable? If you are in your Medicare Supplement Open Enrollment Period, you are 100% insurable, no questions asked. If you are in a guaranteed issue period, some plans may not be available to you but—again—you are 100% insurable. Still no questions asked.   But even if you are not in<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-insurance-are-you-insurable/" title="ReadMedicare Supplement Insurance: Are You Insurable?">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/take-it-personally-why-rampant-medicare-fraud-affects-you-and-your-family/">Take It Personally: Why Rampant Medicare Fraud Affects You and Your Family</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Dan Hoelscher | <strong>Date:</strong> November 12, 2018 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare/" rel="category tag">Medicare</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="940" height="788" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/How-Medicare-Fraud-Affects-you-and-your-family.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/How-Medicare-Fraud-Affects-you-and-your-family.png 940w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/How-Medicare-Fraud-Affects-you-and-your-family-300x251.png 300w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/How-Medicare-Fraud-Affects-you-and-your-family-768x644.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/take-it-personally-why-rampant-medicare-fraud-affects-you-and-your-family/" data-a2a-title="Take It Personally: Why Rampant Medicare Fraud Affects You and Your Family"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/take-it-personally-why-rampant-medicare-fraud-affects-you-and-your-family/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/take-it-personally-why-rampant-medicare-fraud-affects-you-and-your-family/" data-text="Take It Personally: Why Rampant Medicare Fraud Affects You and Your Family"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/take-it-personally-why-rampant-medicare-fraud-affects-you-and-your-family/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Ftake-it-personally-why-rampant-medicare-fraud-affects-you-and-your-family%2F&linkname=Take%20It%20Personally%3A%20Why%20Rampant%20Medicare%20Fraud%20Affects%20You%20and%20Your%20Family" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Ftake-it-personally-why-rampant-medicare-fraud-affects-you-and-your-family%2F&linkname=Take%20It%20Personally%3A%20Why%20Rampant%20Medicare%20Fraud%20Affects%20You%20and%20Your%20Family" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>Take It Personally: Why Rampant Medicare Fraud Affects You and Your Family In 2012, the FBI boasted the arrest of 107 individuals for 452 million dollars in false billing. In 2015, The United States Department of Justice reported a fraud takedown of 243 individuals for 712 million dollars.   And if you look at the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/take-it-personally-why-rampant-medicare-fraud-affects-you-and-your-family/" title="ReadTake It Personally: Why Rampant Medicare Fraud Affects You and Your Family">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/10-terms-to-beef-up-your-medicare-literacy/">10 Terms to Beef Up Your Medicare Literacy</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Dan Hoelscher | <strong>Date:</strong> November 8, 2018 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare/" rel="category tag">Medicare</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-annual-enrollment/" rel="category tag">Medicare Annual Enrollment</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-drug-plan/" rel="category tag">Medicare Drug Plan</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-supplement/" rel="category tag">Medicare Supplement</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/retirement-planning-2/" rel="category tag">Retirement Planning</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="940" height="788" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/10-Terms-to-Beef-Up-Your-Medicare-Literacy.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/10-Terms-to-Beef-Up-Your-Medicare-Literacy.png 940w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/10-Terms-to-Beef-Up-Your-Medicare-Literacy-300x251.png 300w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/10-Terms-to-Beef-Up-Your-Medicare-Literacy-768x644.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/10-terms-to-beef-up-your-medicare-literacy/" data-a2a-title="10 Terms to Beef Up Your Medicare Literacy"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/10-terms-to-beef-up-your-medicare-literacy/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/10-terms-to-beef-up-your-medicare-literacy/" data-text="10 Terms to Beef Up Your Medicare Literacy"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/10-terms-to-beef-up-your-medicare-literacy/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2F10-terms-to-beef-up-your-medicare-literacy%2F&linkname=10%20Terms%20to%20Beef%20Up%20Your%20Medicare%20Literacy" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2F10-terms-to-beef-up-your-medicare-literacy%2F&linkname=10%20Terms%20to%20Beef%20Up%20Your%20Medicare%20Literacy" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>10 Terms to Beef Up Your Medicare Literacy In this day and age, you have a vast pool of knowledge available to you. But none of that matters if you can’t understand any of it. If you’ve done any researching on the Internet about Medicare, you know what I mean. To help you out, I<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/10-terms-to-beef-up-your-medicare-literacy/" title="Read10 Terms to Beef Up Your Medicare Literacy">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/can-i-really-get-a-medicare-advantage-plan-for-free/">Can I Really Get a Medicare Advantage Plan For Free?</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Dan Hoelscher | <strong>Date:</strong> November 5, 2018 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare/" rel="category tag">Medicare</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-advantage/" rel="category tag">Medicare Advantage</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-annual-enrollment/" rel="category tag">Medicare Annual Enrollment</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="940" height="788" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Can-I______.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Can-I______.png 940w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Can-I______-300x251.png 300w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Can-I______-768x644.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/can-i-really-get-a-medicare-advantage-plan-for-free/" data-a2a-title="Can I Really Get a Medicare Advantage Plan For Free?"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/can-i-really-get-a-medicare-advantage-plan-for-free/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/can-i-really-get-a-medicare-advantage-plan-for-free/" data-text="Can I Really Get a Medicare Advantage Plan For Free?"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/can-i-really-get-a-medicare-advantage-plan-for-free/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fcan-i-really-get-a-medicare-advantage-plan-for-free%2F&linkname=Can%20I%20Really%20Get%20a%20Medicare%20Advantage%20Plan%20For%20Free%3F" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fcan-i-really-get-a-medicare-advantage-plan-for-free%2F&linkname=Can%20I%20Really%20Get%20a%20Medicare%20Advantage%20Plan%20For%20Free%3F" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>Can I Really Get a Medicare Advantage Plan For Free? 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