The Friday Five for February 16, 2024:
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Resources:
4 Perks of Partnering with an FMO: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG575
A Financial Snapshot of Medicare Beneficiaries in 2023: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGF20240209
Apps to Help You Stay Healthy: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGA53
Things to Think About Post-OEP: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG572
What You Need to Know About 1035 Exchanges: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG573
Gmail Spam Protection Rolling Out:
New Mass Gmail Rejections To Start April 2024, Google Says: https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/02/14/google-warns-of-mass-gmail-message-blocks-new-email-security-rules/?sh=4c19402532fa
Tired of spam emails? Google has new protections for Gmail users: https://www.techradar.com/computing/tired-of-spam-emails-google-has-new-protections-for-gmail-users
Threads Testing New Feature:
In battle with X, Threads gets trending topics where politics will be allowed: https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/12/in-battle-with-x-threads-gets-trending-topics-where-politics-will-be-allowed/
Threads is testing ‘Today’s topics’ to tell users what’s trending in the US: https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/12/24071014/threads-topics-testing-us-test
CMA 2025 MA and Part D Advance Notice:
2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice Fact Sheet: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/2024-medicare-advantage-and-part-d-advance-notice-fact-sheet
2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice Fact Sheet: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/2025-medicare-advantage-and-part-d-advance-notice-fact-sheet
CMS Draft of CY 2025 Part D Redesign:
Draft CY 2025 Part D Redesign Program Instructions Fact Sheet: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/draft-cy-2025-part-d-redesign-program-instructions-fact-sheet
Halfway Through Medicaid Unwinding:
Halfway through 'unwinding,' Medicaid enrollment is down about 10M: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/halfway-through-unwinding-medicaid-enrollment-down-about-10-million
Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker: https://www.kff.org/report-section/medicaid-enrollment-and-unwinding-tracker-overview/
Developing a Retention Mindset ft. Blake Amos (Cigna Healthcare)
Medicare Part D Prescription Payment Plan Updates
The Complete Guide to Client Loyalty and Retention
Why Client Retention Should Be Your Top Priority
How Client Retention Boosts Insurance Sales
Talkspace Plans to Enter Medicare Market
Optimize Client Acquisition by Becoming a Registered Social Security Analyst ft. Tom Drapala
Agent Apps | Best News Apps
How to Help Clients Navigate ACA Marketplace Subsidies & Taxes
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
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
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