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"Three months before your 65th birthday is when most people start, and that's already late. I tell my Lee, Collier, and Charlotte County clients to start the conversation six months out. Florida is one of the most competitive Medicare markets in the country. If you walk into your 65th birthday without a plan picked, you can get hit with late-enrollment penalties that follow you for the rest of your life. I've seen people overpaying by $40 a month forever because they waited two months too long."
Your Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) is 7 months long: 3 months before your birthday month, your birthday month, and 3 months after. Missing it means permanent late enrollment penalties and potential gaps in coverage.
For Southwest Florida seniors specifically — with Florida's competitive Medicare market, snowbird considerations, and local carrier options — starting early means more choices and better rates.
Meet Alston Ebron, your local Medicare advisor →"This is the question I get the most." Compare your options side by side.
Higher premium — maximum coverage
Lower premium — some cost-sharing
Low/no premium — network-based
Alston's honest take: "I'm not anti-Advantage. I'm anti-mismatch. The problem is agents who put everyone into Advantage because the commission is higher. Your situation should drive the plan, not the agent's preference. The second you get sick, or want to see a specialist in Sarasota, or snowbird up to Michigan — those plans can become a nightmare."
Medicare and Medigap leave a massive gap on air and ground ambulance bills. This is where MASA fills in for Florida seniors.
A helicopter transport in Florida averages $48,000 to $72,400. Medicare typically pays $9,000 to $15,000. The patient owes the rest.
One of Alston's clients received a $72,400 helicopter bill from Charlotte County to Tampa General after a stroke. Medicare paid roughly $9,000. Without MASA, she owed over $61,000.
MASA membership covers what Medicare and your supplement leave behind — for about $14 per month for individuals.
XactInsure serves all of Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties. Click your city for local Medicare information.
Start 6 months before your 65th birthday. Your Initial Enrollment Period is 7 months. Missing it means late enrollment penalties that last for life and waiting periods before coverage begins.
Medicare Supplement (Medigap) works alongside Original Medicare — you can see any Medicare-accepting doctor nationwide. Medicare Advantage replaces Original Medicare with a private plan that has network restrictions. Supplements cost more but offer more freedom, especially for travelers and those with ongoing health needs.
Medicare covers only a portion — typically leaving $40,000 to $60,000 unpaid on a helicopter transport. MASA membership covers this gap for about $14 per month. Without it you can owe more than $60,000 for a single emergency flight.
Yes. Medicare Supplement plans work with any doctor who accepts Medicare — which includes most doctors in Southwest Florida. No referrals needed and no network restrictions.
100 percent free. Alston is compensated by carriers when you enroll — never by you. There is no fee for consultations, plan comparisons, or seminar attendance.
All major carriers: Aetna, Humana, Cigna, Mutual of Omaha, United Healthcare, Florida Blue, Transamerica, and more. As an independent agent Alston's loyalty is to you — not to any single carrier.
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