Post Thanksgiving Greetings 🦃 …
We hope you had (and are having) quality time with your family as we head into the holiday season, with your Medicare coverage flying high✈️!
The Annual Election Period ends Sunday, December 7th. So… if you’ve been procrastinating, email Gray, Gray@TheBig65.com with any changes to your drugs and doctors. Gray and I will review them and we’ll be sure to get on the calendar… if you are flexible.
Miti and Quantz took a road trip east while yours truly is keeping the home fires burning🏡🔥.
Plato wants to assure everyone that we will not drop the ball during this Medicare busy season!
Now it’s official. The Part B Medical Deductible has risen from $257 to $288.
The Part B Base Medical Premium for 2026 has risen from $185 to $202.90.
That premium is for folks with an income of less than $109,000 filing taxes separately, or $218,000 for a Joint Tax Return. Give thanks if you have the problem of paying more than that for Part B!
2026 Part B premiums are based on your 2024 tax returns so if you inherited money that year (or got a big bonus) and the change in income was a one time event…
Consider filing an income exception request form. It never hurts to ask for a reduction.
Ten years ago, I was doing all my appointments face to face. This year? Well, just for the fun of it, I visited Catherine nearby. Her grandson was kind enough to draw me a picture.
They were also kind enough to give me a review on Google. If you’d like honey, we would be honored for you to share your words.
Plato and I spent a delightful Thanksgiving day with Sus, KC, and his parents. They cooked up a storm (we brought artichokes).
KC is definitely my role model for no shave November, but I don’t think I’ll ever catch up to his viking 👑🧔♂️⚔️head of hair.
After Tina and Jay visited their kids in Seattle, they decided to take the train back to Tucson.
Lots of time for reflection, reading, and people watching. Sounds like a great adventure to me!
As we head into the holidays, keep your focus on connecting with other people, NOT on the things that make you mad.
Pick up the phone and call someone you love (like my old buddy Marcos). I’ve known this guy since college and we laugh at each other every time we connect. Talking with Marcos is always good for the soul.
Stay away from the people and the things that cause you grief; find something new that inspires you. Help someone with less.
This week, Miti saw the ocean for the very first time in her life. Despite living in Madagascar, an island surround by water, she had never been able to leave the orphanage and see the ocean.
What are you waiting for?
Keep asking, “What’s the next big thing?”
If family or friends need help… referrals are the lifeblood of my business.
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