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The Hartmann Report

MEDICARE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Hartmann Report

Thom Hartmann

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4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Open enrollment for Medicare and Obamacare plans started November 1st. In this program Thom and Medicare expert Alex Lawson take us through the history, politics, and practicality of the system that both Republicans who are quietly trying to undermine Medicare... and insurance companies looking to make a buck don't want you to know. To this we add the wisdom, experience, and opinions of Thom's listeners across the nation.


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0:00.0

This is the Tom Hartman Program.

0:15.0

Welcome back to the Tom Hartman Program.

0:17.0

Broadcasting on Commercial radio stations from coast to coast on Sirius XM all across the North American

0:22.1

continent on Pacifica stations across America,

0:24.8

Europe and Africa, and American Forces Radio, on every U.S. military base in the world in your electronic device via Tune-in, Progressive Voices, Tom Hartman app, and simulcast as television via free speech

0:35.2

TV network on DISH network, direct TV, and cable systems all over the country.

0:40.6

Our old buddy Alex Lawson, the executive director of Social Security Works, the owner,

0:44.3

host producer, we act radio in Washington, D.C, affiliate that carries our program.

0:48.9

Social Security Works.org, of course, is the website Alex's personal Twitter handle is a law 202. To discuss and take

0:58.8

your questions on Medicare and or Social Security.

1:02.8

There's the whole Medicare for All thing.

1:06.2

And the fact that right now we're just

1:09.2

sliding into the open enrollment period for Medicare,

1:12.4

I believe it starts on November 1st is producing millions of dollars with

1:17.1

the television ads and all kinds of stuff.

1:19.1

Alex, welcome back to the show.

1:21.0

Tom, thanks for having me.

1:24.0

First of all, open enrollment.

1:25.0

It's imminent, which is why we're seeing, you know, millions of dollars with

1:27.8

of ads for Medicare Advantage or Medicare Part C, as they prefer to call it.

1:32.0

November 1st.

1:33.0

Yeah, which is also the beginning of the open enrollment period for

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