Medicare’s Open Enrollment Mess

<p><br></p><p>Every fall, an avalanche of advertising bombards the phones, televisions and mailboxes of the country’s 65 million Medicare beneficiaries.</p><br><p>Private insurance companies and brokers unleash this flurry of marketing in hopes of persuading as many people as possible to switch plans during Medicare’s open enrollment period.</p><br><p>This week, we explore how too many choices, too little help and an alarming amount of deception combine to lead many of America’s most vulnerable older adults astray.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://www.commonwealthfund.org/person/gretchen-jacobson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gretchen Jacobson</a>, PhD, Vice President, Commonwealth Fund</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenlachs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lauren Lachs</a>, Volunteer, Medicare Rights Center</p><p>Leslie Montgomery, Medicare and Medicaid beneficiary</p><br><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://www.tradeoffs.org/2023/10/12/open-enrollment-medicare-marketing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>We're also excited to share that you can now find&nbsp;<a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=df73a62cac&amp;e=8552a80fb6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tradeoffs on YouTube</a>!&nbsp;</p><br><p>Still not enough Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with a gift</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/