Your Personal Medicare Benefit Advisor 

Learn About Medicare Advantage, Supplements, and More

Choosing a Medicare plan can be intimidating. That's where The Barfield Alliance comes in. As a team of independent Medicare Benefit Advisors, we represent a number of Tennessee’s Medicare insurance companies and their plans. This gives us the knowledge of a variety of plans and their offerings to best suit your needs.

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Our services are offered at no cost to our clients. How can that be? We are compensated by the insurance companies we represent.

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We Make the Complex Simple

and have been doing so since 2011

Look to us to receive help with the entire process. Learning the ins and outs of Medicare by yourself can lead to potential problems such as missing important deadlines or signing up for a plan that does not include your doctors or medications. We understand just how confusing and difficult it can be without someone by your side guiding you through the entire process. We have developed a simple guided process providing you with the knowledge you need upfront to make the right decisions, both financially and medically.

We step you through the entire process, learning your specific needs. We provide essential learning about Medicare, including how it operates, your rights and responsibilities, types of Medicare plans available, as well as help finding a plan that includes your physicians and an appropriate drug plan. We also assist with meeting deadlines because being late can add additional fees or prevent you from obtaining the desired coverage. And we continue to support you even after signing up with your chosen plan.

What is an Independent Medicare Broker?

As an independent Medicare broker, we are not tied down to representing only one company and their plans.

We are contracted with multiple top insurance carriers in your area which makes it easier for us to find you the perfect fit.

We compare prices and plans with your specific needs in mind and walk you through each step.

We offer exceptional and all-inclusive service including on-going support once you are a client.

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The best time to reach out to us is 4-6 months before you

turn 65.

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TESTIMONIALS

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    We have been clients of the Barfield team now for some time. Recently I contacted Diana to assist us


    with an issue between Vanderbilt providers and Humana that was going to impact our ability to continue care with our Vanderbilt providers. To make sure my husband and I would be able to continue care at Vanderbilt, a plan change was necessary, and it was outside the normal time period to change our plans. No matter, Diana made it happen.


    After learning our needs, she thoroughly researched options and presented them to us in a professional manner while meeting my specific visual learning needs. She easily answered the questions I had about Medicare insurance and was extremely knowledgeable. Diana provided me with the information I needed to make a good decision, including steering me away from additional vision coverage when it became clear that the coverage would not be a good fit for my specific medical needs. She had my back and I appreciate her even more for demonstrating her commitment to being my advisor over selling me additional insurance.


    And, Diana was so nice to deal with and a pleasure to have her come to my home. I think she’s great and recommend her highly.


    - Susan N.

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    Hi Friends, 


    If you are looking to begin Medicare or possibly change your Medicare plan; or even need help wading through all the insurance confusion these days, look no further!  



    I’d like to introduce you to Diana Barfield of The Barfield Alliance.  Last fall Diana invited my husband and I to her home office to discuss our Union-based Medicare Retirement plan changes when I approached her with my confusion. We were having difficulty understanding whether this new plan that we were being directed into from my husband's union would be as good as the previous plan or a standard Medicare plan. It was a very informative evening with all the various portions of the policies explained and compared against what we had, Original Medicare as well as Medicare Advantage plans. Diana took the extra time to answer all of our questions. If you are confused, and would like someone to sit down and thoroughly answer all your Medicare-related insurance questions, please give Diana a call at (615) 881-4065.


    Blessings,


    -  Judy P.

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  • Sue L. Murfreesboro, TN

    Just wanted to share my experience with Devoted Medicare insurance.

    Diana Barfield helped us learn about Devoted, a new Medicare health plan provider in the state of Tennessee for 2023.

    My husband and I signed up and began with them in January 2023.


    I love Devoted. I live in Murfreesboro, TN where all my doctors at the MMC Clinic are in the network, so I did not have to find different doctors. I have no co-pays for visits with my primary doctor. The perks are wonderful too. The $25.00 food allowance really helps with groceries, and the $120.00 dollar allowance every 3 months for over-the-counter merchandise at CVS is wonderful. In addition, there is a very robust dental allowance of $4000. Another benefit I recently received is a watch that detects if I have fallen. This benefit is covered entirely by Devoted including the monthly charge for the services. These are but a few of the benefits provided by Devoted.


    Devoted employees quickly pick up the phone to assist you, are easy to understand when they speak and will take the time to search for whatever you need.  I would highly recommend Devoted for everyone.  Thank you Devoted as well as Diana for helping us get involved in this great plan.


    Sue L.

    Murfreesboro, TN

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Contact us with any questions you may have or to get started with our Medicare Benefit Advising services.

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Call 615-881-4065 for more assistance.

  • Can you tell me more about your company?

    The Barfield Alliance LLC is a husband-and-wife team of Medicare Benefit Advisors. We started our company with the goal of simply helping clients choose a Medicare plan. With our backgrounds in training and personal experiences going through the Medicare plan selection process ourselves, we realized we could help others.


    We were determined to develop a simple guided process with the knowledge required for clients to make the decisions that are right for their needs, both medically and financially. We walk our clients through the entire process, providing appropriate information to enable you to make a solid decision on a plan that includes your physicians and an appropriate drug plan. We will help you decide whether a Medicare Advantage plan is right for you among other choices because as independent brokers we are able to provide access for you to all the types of Medicare as well as a range of quality carriers and their plans specific to your needs. Our work is not done after you have found the right plan. We will continue to offer you support after your enrollment. As your Medicare Benefit Advisor, we are focused on developing and retaining a long-term relationship with you.


    Several hundred clients have come to us for the savings and ended up staying for the on-going service. Join our long list of satisfied clients today! We are sure you will be pleased to find an exceptional and all-inclusive service that is just what you have been searching for and need!

  • When should I start talking to an advisor?

    A good time to reach out to us is 5-6 months before turning 65 so that we can direct you to items that need to be done in preparation, including contacting Social Security, if necessary. The entire process has timelines to keep in mind. Missing one can mean loss of an opportunity or adding significantly to the cost of your coverage.


  • What does an independent agent do?

    As an independent agent, we represent numerous insurance companies that provides us access to a broad range of plans that we can sell to meet specific client’s needs. Unlike agents who are employed solely by one insurance company and their plans, we help our clients learn about the ins and outs of Medicare, meet deadlines, and keep them from making costly mistakes. As independent agents, our services are also offered at no cost to our clients. This is possible because our compensation is provided by the insurance companies we represent.

  • What are Medicare Advantage plans?

    Medicare Advantage plans, offered by insurance companies, are all inclusive plans required to provide the same Part A and Part B benefits as Medicare with additional benefits at more competitive pricing. These plans also provide a cap on your financial obligation for your out-of-pocket medical costs within a calendar year.


    Some commonly offered additional benefits in Medicare Advantage plans include vision care with money toward glasses and contacts, dental services, hearing exams and hearing aids, over-the-counter benefits, and include prescription drug coverage within their plan. 


    Working with The Barfield Alliance will help you to determine whether Medicare Advantage is the best choice for you.

  • Do I need a Medicare Supplement?

    You might be wondering if you might need Medicare Supplement insurance. This is an understandable question that many of us have asked. Medicare Supplements are often referred to as Medigap coverage. Medicare Supplements are optional, however, generally worth it, especially if you have current costly health issues. A Medicare Supplement plan fills the 20% gap in your medical coverage left by Original Medicare thereby taking out that sizable risk. And it takes care of things like co-payments and co-insurance. However, there is a timeframe that needs to be met to qualify for a Supplement when you have issues with your health. As you can see. Medicare Supplements can be a confusing topic if you do not understand the ins and outs. That’s why we are here for you. Give us a call today.

The Barfield Alliance is not connected with or endorsed by the United States government or the federal Medicare program.

We are independent brokers, while we represent many carriers, we do not represent them all. In order to see all of the carriers available in your zip code please visit www.medicare.gov or call 1-800-633-4227

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