Plain-language guides

Guides

Short, written companions to the videos. Each one walks through a single Medicare decision in plain language, with the year and source next to every number. Nothing here is for sale, and none of it is advice for your own situation.

  • How to read your ANOC letter

    Your plan mails its Annual Notice of Change so it arrives by September 30. Here's what to check in it before the Annual Enrollment Period opens.

  • Your Annual Enrollment Period game plan

    The dates that matter from late September through January 1, and a calm order to work through them in.

  • Medigap Plan G vs Plan N

    How the two most-bought Medigap plans differ, so you can compare them yourself without anyone selling you the answer.