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Insurance Guides From Luis Alvarenga
Medicare enrollment dates, Medigap plan comparisons, life insurance sizing, and ACA deadlines, written by a licensed independent agent in San Bernardino. Each guide ends with one next step.
Medicare guides
Medicare Advantage HMO vs PPO: Which Fits Your Doctors?
Referrals, networks, and out-of-network costs, side by side.
Medicare Annual Enrollment 2026: Oct 15 to Dec 7 Rules
What you can change by December 7, and what waits until spring.
Medicare Advantage vs Medigap: How the Costs Really Differ
Premiums, networks, drugs, and switching rules in one table.
Medigap Plan G vs Plan N in California: What You Pay
Copays, excess charges, and California's 60-day birthday rule.
Life insurance guides
Final Expense Insurance: Funeral Costs and What Pays
Real funeral cost figures and how to size the policy.
Term vs Whole Life Insurance: Which Fits Your Family?
Match the coverage to your mortgage date and your kids' ages.
Health insurance guides
We do not offer every plan available in your area. Any information we provide is limited to those plans we do offer in your area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-MEDICARE, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. This is an advertisement for insurance. We are not connected with or endorsed by the United States government or the federal Medicare program. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. Medicare plans are offered by Luis Alvarenga in California, Arizona, and Nevada.