The Friday Five for March 8, 2024:
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Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Program UPDATES:
Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Guidance to Help People with Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Manage Prescription Drug Costs: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-issues-final-guidance-help-people-medicare-prescription-drug-coverage
Fact Sheet: Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Final Part One Guidance: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/fact-sheet-medicare-prescription-payment-plan-final-part-one-guidance.pdf
KFF Poll on Affordability & ACA: Takeaways for Agents (February 23, 2024 Friday Five episode): https://link.chtbl.com/ASGF20240223
Timeline: Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Implementation: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/medicare-prescription-payment-plan-timeline.pdf
Medicare Advantage Enrollment Trends Study from Chartis:
Chartis: A look at Medicare Advantage enrollment trends in 2024: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/chartis-look-medicare-advantage-enrollment-trends-2024
Mounting headwinds in Medicare Advantage market haven’t stopped growth: https://www.chartis.com/insights/mounting-headwinds-medicare-advantage-market-havent-stopped-growth
Waze Updates App Features:
Waze update: 6 new features added to make driving safer, easier: https://mashable.com/article/waze-update-6-new-features
Waze will warn you about speed bumps and sharp curves soon: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091139/google-waze-maps-new-alerts-speed-bumps-parking-traffic-circles
How To Disable X (fka Twitter) Calling Feature:
A new call feature on X is on by default, and you should probably turn it off: https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone/tips/a-new-call-feature-on-x-is-on-by-default-and-you-should-probably-turn-it-off
How to Make Free Video and Audio Calls on X (Twitter): https://tech.co/news/how-to-make-free-video-audio-calls-x-twitter
How to turn off the feature on X that people are freaking out about: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-turn-off-audio-video-calls-x-twitter-ip-2024-3
Nobody Wants Phone Calls From Twitter. Here's How to Turn Them Off: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/nobody-wants-phone-calls-from-twitter-heres-how-to-turn-them-off/
Twitter Adds Voice And Video Calls: Here's How To Disable It: https://www.slashgear.com/1430439/twitter-how-to-disable-voice-video-calling/
KFF Poll on Affordability & ACA: Takeaways for Agents
Keys to Client Retention: Face-to-Face Communication
Keys to Client Retention: Digital Communication
Learning from Lost Medicare Insurance Sales
Halfway Through Medicaid Unwinding
Agent Apps | Apps to Help You Stay Healthy
4 Perks of Partnering with an FMO
A Financial Snapshot of Medicare Beneficiaries in 2023
How Insurance FMOs Work
Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Do's and Don'ts
What You Need to Know About 1035 Exchanges
Legislation on Social Media for Kids
Agent Apps | Social Media Marketing Apps
Things to Think About Post-OEP
ACA 2024 Open Enrollment Final Numbers
Stay Organized with the Busy ACA Agent's Sales Calendar
Increase Sales and Productivity with the Busy Medicare Agent’s Sales Planner
Your Step-By-Step Guide to Getting Started in Insurance Sales
KFF Study on Medicare Part D Benefit Awareness
Agent Apps | Stop Doom Scrolling with These Micro-Learning Apps
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