The Medicare Map is built on the premise that readers are owed the whole truth, including the truth about who’s writing and why. This page is the long version of the disclosure line you see in the footer of every article.

What this site is, formally

The Medicare Map is an independent educational publication. It is not an insurance agency, not a Field Marketing Organization (FMO), not a third-party marketing organization (TPMO), and not a lead-generation business. It exists to explain Medicare clearly and to help readers make their own decisions.

Affiliations we don’t have

The Medicare Map is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to:

  • The U.S. federal government.
  • The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
  • The Medicare program.
  • The Social Security Administration.
  • Any state department of insurance or health.
  • Any insurance company, Medicare Advantage organization, Medigap carrier, or prescription drug plan sponsor.

Nothing on this site should be read as an official government communication or as an authorized representation of any insurance carrier.

Credentials of the author

The Medicare Map is written by a Florida-licensed health insurance agent (2-40 license), AHIP-certified for Medicare Advantage and Part D, who previously worked inside an independent Medicare agency. The credentials are real and can be verified; they’re disclosed here because Medicare-adjacent publishing should disclose the author’s industry position, not because the author solicits business through this site.

Holding a health-insurance license does not by itself make someone correct about Medicare, and the site does not claim authority on that basis. The license is disclosed so you can weigh what’s published here with full information about who’s writing it.

How the site is funded

The Medicare Map has no advertising, no sponsorships, no affiliate links to insurance plans, no carrier partnerships, and no commissions paid to the author based on anything a reader enrolls in. If the site ever adds a paid product (for example, a paid deeper guide or a paid course), that product will be clearly labeled and will be independent of any insurance carrier. If it ever takes reader-supported tips or donations, that too will be clearly labeled.

Carriers do not pay to appear in articles. Carriers do not pay to be omitted from articles. Plan recommendations are not part of the editorial product and no carrier has editorial input.

What the author doesn’t do through this site

The author does not:

  • Solicit Medicare enrollments through the site or its email list.
  • Take Scope of Appointment (SOA) forms through the site.
  • Collect plan-shopping information, medication lists, doctor preferences, or any other personal details used to fit readers to plans.
  • Operate a call center, a click-to-call system, or an inbound phone queue.
  • Accept referral fees, finder’s fees, or commissions on any plan a reader chooses to enroll in after reading the site.
  • Sell the email list to any third party or share it with any insurance carrier.

Nothing on this site is advice for you, specifically

Everything published here is general education. Your own Medicare decisions depend on details we don’t know: the doctors you want to keep, the medications you take, the state and county where you live, your household income, your spouse’s coverage, your travel patterns, your risk tolerance, and the specific plans available to you in your zip code this year. Do not substitute reading this site for talking to an authoritative source about your specific situation.

Where to get free, unbiased help

For help with your Medicare situation, from people whose job is to help you — not sell you anything — use one of these:

  • Medicare.gov: the official government site. The Plan Compare tool lets you enter your medications and see every Medicare Advantage and Part D plan available in your county, ranked by your actual projected cost.
  • 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227): the official Medicare help line, 24/7. Staff can’t enroll you, but they can answer questions about rules, enrollment windows, and official statuses.
  • Your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP): every state has one. They provide free, trained, unbiased Medicare counseling. They don’t sell plans, don’t take commissions, and don’t work for any insurance company. Find your state’s SHIP at shiphelp.org or call 1-877-839-2675.

Corrections and editorial standards

If you believe something on this site is factually incorrect, email jesse@themedicaremap.com. Corrections are published openly: a corrected article includes a note at the bottom describing what was changed and when. The site doesn’t quietly edit errors out of the record.

Changes to this disclosure

If the way the site is funded or operated ever changes in a way that affects these disclosures — if, for example, the author returns to soliciting enrollments or the site takes on advertising — this page will be rewritten to reflect that, and current email subscribers will be notified before the change takes effect.