The Friday Five for April 7, 2023: the CMS 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D rate announcement, Medicaid redeterminations begin, FDA announces mail-back envelopes for opioid prescriptions, eFile.com malware issue, and the 27th Annual Webby Awards.
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Guiding Your Clients from the Marketplace to Medicare: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/guiding-your-clients-from-the-marketplace-to-medicare/
New Features in Apple iOS 16.4 & More UPDATE: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/new-features-in-apple-ios-164-more-update/
Medicaid Unwinding: What Is It & The Opportunity for Agents: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/medicaid-unwinding-what-is-it-and-the-opportunity-for-agents/
References:
Fact Sheet: 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Rate Announcement: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/fact-sheet-2024-medicare-advantage-and-part-d-rate-announcement
FDA Moves Forward with Mail-back Envelopes for Opioid Analgesics Dispensed in Outpatient Settings: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-moves-forward-mail-back-envelopes-opioid-analgesics-dispensed-outpatient-settings
HHS: 15M people could drop off Medicaid rolls after COVID-19 emergency ends: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/hhs-15m-people-could-drop-medicaid-rolls-after-covid-19-emergency-ends
HHS Updates 2024 Medicare Advantage Program and Part D Payment Policies: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/hhs-updates-2024-medicare-advantage-program-and-part-d-payment-policies
IRS-authorized tax service eFile was found sending out malware: https://www.techradar.com/news/this-irs-authorized-tax-service-was-found-sending-out-malware
Mail-Back Envelopes Will Be Dispensed With Outpatient Opioid Scripts: https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/painmanagement/103846
Tax Prep Site eFile.com Delivered Malware to Users for Weeks: https://www.pcmag.com/news/tax-prep-site-efilecom-delivered-malware-to-users-for-weeks
Tax Return Filing Service eFile.com Caught Serving Malware: https://www.securityweek.com/tax-return-filing-service-efile-com-caught-serving-malware/
The 27th Annual Webby Awards: https://www.webbyawards.com/
Urban: 18M could lose Medicaid coverage after COVID-19 emergency expires, likely next year: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/urban-18m-could-lose-medicaid-coverage-after-covid-19-emergency-expires-likely-next-year
2023 Webby Award Nominees Podcast Recommendations:
#5Things: This week in social: https://open.spotify.com/show/6oXVXJViYbHbJz5rJz7Mel
All Things Undone: https://www.allthingsundonepodcast.com/
Creativity in Captivity: https://www.creativityincaptivity.fun/
Girl Tales: https://girltalespodcast.com/
Sound Worlds: https://soundworlds.org/
The Call of the Void: https://www.acornartsandentertainment.com/thevoid
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