Austyn Harris, Medicare Insurance Broker

About Me

I am a medicare agent who loves making connections with my clients through face to face appointments.

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Q&A with Austyn Harris

My mom is considering switching to a Medicare Advantage plan because her friends say it's better. She's scared of losing her current doctors. How can we check?

Answer: You can check that on somewhere like medicar.gov. I would highly recommend that you meet with an agent and verify your doctors along with the pros and cons of your plan versus a Medicare Advantage plan.

What are the most overhyped benefits of Medicare Advantage plans that seniors should be wary of?

Answer: I would have to say dental benefits. The reason is a lot of the times the plans may look good but have limited amount of coverage or limited dentist available Where a standalone dental plan may have a broader network plus have higher limits.

What do you like most about being a Medicare agent?

Answer: I get to help Medicare beneficiaries find the plans that best suit their needs along with filling gaps that some plans may have. I like helping people on Medicare above all other types of insurance because I feel it is were more help is needed because it is so different from any other Insurance we have most of our lives.

Isn't it suspicious that Medicare Advantage plans offer gift cards and incentives to enroll?

Answer: Medicare advantage plans aren’t allowed to be offering gift card or incentive to enroll. These rules come from cms. If you are getting these kind of offers you should be suspicious.