About Desert65
We help you turn 65 like we'd help our own parents.
Desert65 is a team of independent insurance brokers specializing in Medicare, based in the Arizona desert. We spend our days helping people compare plans, understand the fine print, and enroll with confidence.
Why we do this
Insurance shouldn't need a translator
Every year, thousands of people turn 65 and get buried in mail, robocalls, and conflicting advice — right when getting it wrong is most expensive. We started Desert65 to be the opposite of that experience: a real person, on the phone or across the table, who explains your options clearly and helps you choose with confidence.
To give you access to a wide range of top-rated carriers, we work alongside Advocate Health Advisors, our field marketing organization. That partnership means more plan options for you to choose from.
Meet the team
The people behind Desert65
Grant Anderton
Founder & Licensed Insurance Agent
Grant founded Desert65 to bring straightforward, judgment-free Medicare guidance to families across the Southwest. He believes the best insurance advice sounds less like a sales pitch and more like a conversation with someone who's genuinely on your side — because that's exactly what it should be.
Stacy Thomas
Licensed Insurance Agent · Since 2005
Stacy has carried her insurance license since 2005 — more than two decades spent helping people make sense of coverage that too often feels designed to confuse. Her approach is high-touch and hands-on: she'd rather sit at your kitchen table than talk at you over email, walking through every option in person until it actually makes sense.
That care doesn't stop at enrollment. Stacy follows up long after the paperwork is signed, checks in when plans change, and treats every client the way she'd want her own parents treated — patient, thorough, and never rushed.
Our approach
What you can count on, every time
Plain language, always
We translate insurance-speak into real answers, every time.
No pressure, ever
You'll never feel rushed or sold to. Take all the time you need.
Local & independent
Based in the Arizona desert, licensed across 17 states, answerable only to you.
Here after enrollment
Doctors change. Prescriptions change. We're still here when they do.
Part of the community
We understand desert living
Whether you're a lifelong Arizona resident or a snowbird who splits the year between states, we understand the rhythm of desert living — and we tailor our advice accordingly, including help thinking through coverage if you spend part of the year elsewhere.
We show up in person when we can, and we're always a phone call away when we can't.
Let's find your plan together
No forms, no pressure — just a real conversation about what you need.