Important Things You Need to Know About Medicare

Episode 165: Medicare expert, Danielle Roberts explains how Medicare works, mistakes to avoid, and how to plan for healthcare costs in retirement.

Guest Biography

Danielle Roberts is a Medicare expert and the co-founder of Boomer Benefits, a licensed insurance agency that helps baby boomers navigate their entry into Medicare in 48 states. She is the author of the best-selling book 10 Costly Medicare Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make, which helps beneficiaries avoid critical but all too common Medicare pitfalls. Danielle is a member of the Forbes Finance Council and a past president of the Fort Worth chapter of the National Association of Health Underwriters. She now serves on the state board as its Medicare chairperson. She has appeared on more than 100 podcasts, radio stations, and TV segments as a Medicare resource, and has over 580,000 followers on social media.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How Danielle became a Medicare expert
• A way to smoothly transition from employee to business owner
• You'll get a primer on Medicare, how it works, and what to know in order to plan for the future

Show notes: http://www.inspiredmoney.fm/165

Find more from our guest:

• www.tenmedicaremistakes.com
• www.boomerbenefits.com
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Instagram
• Twitter

Mentioned in this episode:

• Texas Christian University
• Medicare Q&A with Boomer Benefits (free Facebook group)

Books:

• 10 Costly Medicare Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make by Danielle Kunkle Roberts

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