September 17, 2021 | The Friday Five

 

The Friday Five for September 17, 2021:

• Surviving AEP
• COLA estimate for 2022
• Ginger Mental Health App in Spanish
• Inflation & Shipping
• California Streaming Recap

 

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Apple Event Recap: iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7 and iPad Updates Revealed

Ginger Announces its On-Demand Mental Healthcare Offering in Spanish for all 25 Million People With Access to Ginger

Ginger's mental health app now available in Spanish with full rollout to all 25M users by early 2022

Here's everything Apple announced at its iPhone 13 event

Here’s why your food prices keep going up

“Melting face,” “pregnant person,” and 35 other emoji approved for Unicode 14.0

Social Security could get biggest cost-of-living increase in 40 years amid COVID-19-related inflation surge

Surviving AEP Articles

Surviving AEP Playlist

Surviving AEP Trailer

The Best New Emoji Maybe Ever Just Got Approved (Along With 36 Others)

The Friday Five Playlist

Trending News for Insurance Agents

 

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September 10, 2021 | The Friday Five

5 Insurance Marketing Tips to Help Agents Stand Out in a Crowd

5 Life Insurance Myths Your Clients May Believe

Do’s and Don’ts of Medicare Compliance

Why Trust Is an Insurance Agent’s Most Important Non-Renewable Resource

 

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Cooking for Beginners: A Simple Bread Recipe

Does Medicare Cover Obesity Screening and Behavioral Therapy?

Internet Safety Tips for Seniors

 

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How to Host a Successful Medicare Educational Event

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Why Trust Is an Insurance Agent’s Most Important Non-Renewable Resource

 

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September 10, 2021 | The Friday Five

 

The Friday Five for September 10, 2021:

• Updates on Budget Reconciliation Bill
• Impact of Medicare Expansion
• How many steps per day?
• Hack to free up space in Gmail
• Apple announces California Streaming

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Apple’s iPhone 13 event will take place on September 14th

Business groups aim to divide Democrats on $3.5T spending bill

Democrats hit the gas on Biden's multitrillion-dollar safety net bill

Experts say adding dental coverage to Medicare won't trigger major shift away from Medicare Advantage

Forget 10,000 steps — here's how much you should actually walk per day, according to science

GOP pressure to block bipartisan infrastructure bill builds in the House

How to Mass Delete Emails in Gmail

iPhone 13 release date: Here's everything we know about the announcement next week

Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report: New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2022

Scoop: Manchin backs as little as $1 trillion of Biden's $3.5 trillion plan

Steps per Day and All-Cause Mortality in Middle-aged Adults in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study

Study Suggests a New Number of Daily Steps For Health Benefits, And It's Not 10,000

 

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September 3, 2021 | The Friday Five

How to Survive AEP 2022

Organization Tips and Tricks for AEP

What Are the New Medicare Advantage & Part D Communication Requirements for 2022?

Why Trust Is an Insurance Agent’s Most Important Non-Renewable Resource

 

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All About Medicare Waiting Periods

Quick and Easy Recipes for One

What is Sarcopenia?

 

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Agent Survival Kits: Beginners or Experts

A Quick Guide to Cross-Selling Ancillary Insurance with Medicare Products

How to Host a Successful Medicare Educational Event

 

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Ritter Acquires Executive Resource Insurance Network, Expands in Florida

Why Trust Is an Insurance Agent’s Most Important Non-Renewable Resource

 

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September 3, 2021 | The Friday Five

 

The Friday Five for September 3, 2021:

• Headspace Health
• CMS Chief Dental Officer
• Phrases to Avoid With Clients
• Dollar General Health?
• Google Maps Hacks

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12 Phrases That Alienate Clients (and 12 to Use Instead)

CMS Announces Director of Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO); First-Ever Chief Dental Officer; and Director of the Center for Program Integrity (CPI)

Dollar General came for your grocery dollars. Now it wants a slice of your health care spending, too.

Ginger and Headspace plan merger to rapidly scale up digital mental health services

Ginger and Headspace Will Merge to Meet Escalating Global Demand for Mental Health Support

Ginger Official Website

Headspace Official Website

Simple Google Maps tips and tricks that everyone should know

 

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August 27, 2021 | The Friday Five

How to Make the Most of Life Insurance Awareness Month

Keys to Client Retention: Digital Communication

Keys to Client Retention: Face-to-Face Communication

Organization Tips and Tricks for AEP

 

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5 Healthy Ways to Stay Busy on a Rainy Day

Quick and Easy Recipes for One

Ways Seniors Can Save on Travel

 

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Ritter Acquires Executive Resource Insurance Network, Expands in Florida

Largest COLA Since 1983 Projected & How It Affects Part B Premiums

Medicare & Medicaid Compared: How Both Programs Benefit Insurance Agents

 

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August 27, 2021 | The Friday Five

 

The Friday Five for August 27, 2021:

• Budget Reconciliation
• Dental Coverage & Medicare Expansion
• Productivity Hacks
• Early Signs of Alzheimers?
• COVID Vaccine News

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6 Surprising Hacks to Make You More Productive Every Day

Johnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says

Medicare and Dental Coverage: A Closer Look

Medicare would be expanded under $3.5 trillion budget resolution approved by House

Moderna wraps full FDA approval request of COVID-19 vaccine

Seeking Early Signals of Dementia in Driving and Credit Scores

Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte & Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Are Officially Back!

That $56,000 Drug? Blame Medicare.

What does it mean for the Pfizer vaccine to have full FDA approval? Our medical expert weighs in

What’s Coming to Disney+ in September 2021

What’s Coming to Netflix in September 2021

Your vaccine card is far too easy to lose. 7 ways to keep a digital copy on your phone

 

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August 20, 2021 | The Friday Five

Keys to Client Retention: Digital Communication

Keys to Client Retention: Face-to-Face Communication

What Are the New Medicare Advantage & Part D Communication Requirements for 2022?

What Does ‘Ready-to-Sell’ Mean for Medicare Agents?

 

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Does Medicare Cover Obesity Screening and Behavioral Therapy?

Dishes to Impress Your Friends: Steak Frites

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August 20, 2021 | The Friday Five

 

The Friday Five for August 20, 2021:

• 2022 COLA Estimate Increase
• Medicare Part E
• ADA Support for Medicare Expansion
• COVID-19 Booster Shots
• Ritter Summits!

 

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ADA advocates for Medicare dental benefits to focus on low-income seniors amid federal budget discussions

ADA: Focus Medicare Dental Benefit Efforts on Those Who Need it Most—Low-income Seniors

Choose Medicare Act Summary

COVID-19 booster shot for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines will be available Sept. 20

COVID-19 booster shots will be offered to Americans in September, Biden administration says

Dunkin' bringing back pumpkin spice latte, coffee, donut early with new fall cold brew

Largest COLA Since 1983 Projected & How It Affects Part B Premiums

New Bill Creates Medicare Part E, Open to All

Ritter Summits – Official Website

1261 – Choose Medicare Act

Seniors Could Get a 6.2% Social Security Raise in 2022

Social Security COLA Estimate for 2022 Raised to 6.2%

There’s growing support within the Fed to announce the tapering of bond purchases in September

 

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August 13, 2021 | The Friday Five

5 Real-Life Medicare Sales Scenarios and How to Handle Them

5 MORE Real-Life Medicare Sales Scenarios and How to Handle Them

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Historic 2022 COLA Prediction Increases to Largest Since 1980s

 

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