{"id":6687,"date":"2016-12-15T08:09:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/?p=6687"},"modified":"2016-12-07T17:46:14","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T00:46:14","slug":"success-story-of-the-month-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/success-story-of-the-month-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Story of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8221; title=&#8221;Success Story of the Month&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;off&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; content_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; image_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_button_one=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_one_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_one_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_button_two=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_two_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_two_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; subhead=&#8221;Dec 2016&#8243;] [\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This month\u2019s success story is for all the folks who<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> reviewed their Medicare advantage plans and made<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> the correct decision on what to do for the next year!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Each of you is a success story.<\/strong>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Sing along to the tune of<br \/>\n<em>Twelve Days of Christmas<\/em>)<em>[spacer height=&#8221;10px&#8221;]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On the first day of Christmas, Medicare gave to me,<br \/>\na <u>Medicare Advantage plan for free.<em>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p>On the second day of Christmas, Medicare gave<br \/>\nto me, <u>tier-two drugs<\/u> for cheap.<em>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On the third day of Christmas, Medicare gave<br \/>\nto me, <u>three-month bill for Part B.<em>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p>On the fourth day of Christmas, Medicare<br \/>\ngave to me,<u> free flu shots.<em>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p>On the fifth day of Christmas, Medicare<br \/>\ngave to me, a <u>once-a-year-well-ness\u00a0checkkkkkkk!<em>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p>On the six day of Christmas, Medicare gave to me, <u>my doctors on my network.<em>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p>On the seventh day of Christmas,<\/p>\n<p>Medicare gave to me, <u>free gym membership.<em>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p>On the eighth day of Christmas,<br \/>\nMedicare gave to me, <u>a great newsletter for free.<em>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p>On the ninth day of Christmas,<\/p>\n<p>Medicare gave to me, <u>nine nurses caring.<em>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p>On the tenth day of Christmas,<\/p>\n<p>Medicare gave to me <u>ten doctors deliberating.<em>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p>On the eleventh day of Christmas,<\/p>\n<p>Medicare gave to me, <u>free doctor visits.<em>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p>On the twelfth day of Christmas,<\/p>\n<p>Medicare gave to me, <u>twelve months of worry-free healthcare.<em>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s hoping that everyone has a safe and happy holiday season, filled with love and laughter. 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