
Terry L. Savage
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Sep 30, 2026
Economy: Managing Your Money Ahead Of The Midterm Elections
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42:49Terry SavageGUEST
Make your vote count.
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42:51Jen WhiteHOST
Well, that's personal finance expert Terry Savage.
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42:53Jen WhiteHOST
She also answers questions about personal finance on her blog, TerrySavage.com. Also with us, Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, and Cara Perez.
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43:03Jen WhiteHOST
She's the founder of the International Financial Education Company.
Medicare Open Enrollment 2027: A Free, No-Sales-Call Way to Compare Every Plan (Part 3 of 3)
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0:05Terry SavageHOST
Hi, I'm Terry Savage here with Pam Kruger and Richard Eisenberg and a very special guest for this part three of our series on Medicare open enrollment.
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0:16Terry SavageHOST
All three parts are up on our website, friendstalkmoney.org.
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0:19Terry SavageHOST
If you happen to just tune in for this, you're going to hear the first part, which talked about why everybody, every single person on Medicare has to review at least something or be very surprised in the new year.
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1:31Terry SavageHOST
Now, I'm serious.
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1:31Terry SavageHOST
If you've signed up for those 1-800 numbers and you suddenly got inundated by salespeople, if you've been hunting around for someone who knew everything, not just a little bit, this man who is a licensed Medicare attorney and a technology expert, well, let's just welcome Michael Busciardi and explain what you've created at MedicarePocketProtector.com, Michael.
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1:57Michael BoshardyGUEST
Thank you, Terry.
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1:58Michael BoshardyGUEST
Thank you for the kind words.
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1:59Michael BoshardyGUEST
And yeah, we're really excited to talk about what we brought to the market to help seniors get personalized advice without having to get on the phone.
Medicare Open Enrollment 2027: Advantage Plan Traps & the Real Cost of Part D (Part 2 of 3)
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6:28Diane OmdahlGUEST
You
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6:30Pam KruegerHOST
know, Diane, you, Richard, and Terry have been voices of consistency warning people about these, you know, the way it's been whittling down and how it changes and you can get trapped.
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6:41Pam KruegerHOST
Now, the benefits that sound incredibly seductive in some of these plans, pre-dental, vision, hearing, a gym membership, how much weight When someone's really looking right now during open enrollment, should somebody be thinking, how much weight does that really carry compared, you know, against having to make sure you've got the doctors, the hospitals, the medical coverage? Because I hate the fact that it sounds like they're selling the sizzle.
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7:11Diane OmdahlGUEST
The sizzle is the right thing.
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24:56Diane OmdahlGUEST
So on the report, you will see the costs at all of the pharmacies in your area.
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25:01Diane OmdahlGUEST
And we...
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25:04Diane OmdahlGUEST
As I said to Terry, trying to read this notice of changes, I was struggling with what I was going to pay.
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25:11Diane OmdahlGUEST
But Hey Mo basically says, we found a plan that can save you this much if you make these changes.
Medicare Open Enrollment 2027: Premiums, Part D & the Advantage Plan Crisis (Part 1 of 3)
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1:57Pam KruegerHOST
So I, in this case, am taking the role of asking the questions that most people in our audience are probably asking themselves.
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2:06Pam KruegerHOST
And basically, the first question that I would start off with, that I know that's going to set the tone for everything you're doing, Terry, with this is, I want to say, Even if I am happy with my coverage this year and nothing is changing for me, I know we're going to explain in this part why I can't just leave it alone.
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2:30Terry SavageHOST
Because I promise you something is changing.
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2:33Terry SavageHOST
Absolutely promise.
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14:21Richard EisenbergHOST
And the reason is because it's going to tell you what is changing in the plan that you had.
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14:26Richard EisenbergHOST
for next year.
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14:27Richard EisenbergHOST
It may tell you that they're not gonna be renewing the plan, which as Terry was just saying, they're doing in some cases, but it may say, well, we're gonna keep the plan, but we're not gonna have the same benefits.
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14:36Richard EisenbergHOST
We're not gonna charge you what we charge you.