What’s changing — and the guides to make sense of it
Two kinds of things live here: timely updates on what’s happening in Medicare right now — the letters, the deadlines, the plan changes — and resources you can come back to anytime. I’ll keep both current.
Happening now
- Medicare · 2027Which letter did you receive? Cancellation or change?The 2027 plan letters have gone out. A couple of million people got a cancellation; nearly everyone else got an Annual Notice of Change. Open Enrollment runs October 15 – December 7. Read your letter carefully — there’s a lot going on with 2027 plans, and we all need to make certain we’re still on the plan that’s the best fit.
- Turning 65Your first Medicare decisions, and the seven-month window around your birthdayWhat comes first, what can wait, and what changes if you’re still working.
Keep these handy
- ReferenceMedicare Acronyms, DecodedAEP, SEP, LIS, ANOC, SNF — the alphabet soup of Medicare, grouped by what it’s about.
- Medicare basicsStart with your situation. The alphabet can wait.The two main paths, and the six questions that actually change the answer.
- Free reportYour Medicare starting-point report, by emailNo phone number required. No marketing list.
- Do it yourselfCompare plans and enroll on your ownPlanEnroll, with Roderick a phone call away if something doesn’t make sense.
Something in your mail you don’t understand?
That’s a perfect reason to call. Have it in front of you, and we’ll read it together.
Roderick BondsLicensed agent, on Medicare himself