January 21, 2022 | The Friday Five

 

The Friday Five for January 21, 2022:

• CMS to Change Part B Premium?
• HHS Renews COVID Emergency
• Free COVID-19 Tests
• California, Health Insurance & Dependent Parents
• 3 States with New Medigap Birthday Rules

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AB-570 Dependent parent health care coverage.

Biden administration extends public health emergency for Covid-19

California First to Let Kids Add Parents to Insurance Plans

COVID-19 Test Kit Official Government Site

Lawmakers ratchet up pressure on CMS to change Part B premiums after Aduhelm price drop

Medicare’s Coverage Decision for the New Alzheimer’s Drug and Why It Matters

Medicare to Consider Lowering Part B Premiums

New 'Birthday Rules' to Help Some Medigap Users Switch Plans

Parent Healthcare Act (AB 570) Allows Californians to Add Parents to Their Healthcare

Renewal of De​​termination That A Public Health Em​ergency Exists

What you need to know about Biden’s free rapid test program

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January 14, 2022 | The Friday Five

 

The Friday Five for January 14, 2022:

• December 2021 CPI Report
• CMS announces Aduhelm decision
• CMS 2023 MA and Part D Proposed Rule
• Headspace Health acquires Sayana
• Scrolling Screenshot Guide

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Alzheimer's drug approved despite doubts about effectiveness

Average Used Car Prices Soar to Over $30,000

CMS Proposes Medicare Coverage Policy for Monoclonal Antibodies Directed Against Amyloid for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

Consumer prices rose by 7 percent in December over previous year, marking third straight month of high inflation

CY 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)

Headspace Health

Headspace Health grabs startup Sayana to build out AI-based mental health tools

How to Take Scrolling Screenshots on Any Device

Medicare limits coverage of Biogen's $28,000-a-year Alzheimer's drug

Oreo's 110^th Birthday

Oreo Is Celebrating Its 110th Birthday with New Chocolate Confetti Cake Cookies

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January 7, 2022 | The Friday Five

4 Reasons Why Ritter Should Be Your FMO Insurance Agency

How to Successfully Set SMART Goals

Why Insurance Agents Fail (& How Not To!)

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6 Winter Driving Safety Tips

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January 7, 2022 | The Friday Five

 

The Friday Five for January 7, 2022:

• BBB, inflation, and the 2022 CPI index weight update
• 2021 Child Tax Credit and Letter 6419
• Elizabeth Holmes found guilty on 4 counts
• Mental Wellness in 2022
• Spotify Star Ratings

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August 6, 2021 | The Friday Five: Agent Apps Mental Health App Roundup

Elizabeth Holmes found guilty on four out of 11 federal charges

Families who got the child tax credit last year need to watch for this letter from the IRS

How to Improve Your Mental Health in 2022

Joe Manchin says he has had no talks about resurrecting Biden’s Build Back Better plan

Redditors Share Heartwarming Stories About Animal Crossing Providing Positive Results For Mental Health

Scoop: Manchin returns to Build Back Better negotiations with demands

Spotify is launching Apple-like ratings for podcasts

Tetris Helps My Stress and Anxiety Fall Away

The Elizabeth Holmes saga is far from over

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index

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CMS Announces 2022 Medicare Advantage and Part D Costs

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December 17, 2021 | The Friday Five

 

The Friday Five for December 17, 2021:

• Build Back Better Cuts
• Debt Ceiling Limit Increases
• December Fed Meeting Notes
• Inflation & Retirement
• At-Home COVID Test Kit Reimbursements

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Adam Mosseri explains how Instagram is bringing back the chronological feed

Congress Approves $2.5 Trillion Debt Limit Increase, Sending It to Biden

Debt Limit – U.S. Department of the Treasury

Fed Eyes 3 Rate Increases in 2022; Slows Stimulus as Prices Rise

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Fed will aggressively dial back its bond buying, sees three rate hikes next year

Free COVID test kits coming soon: Here's where and how to get yours

House votes to raise debt ceiling, sends bill to Biden’s desk

Inflation surged 6.8% in November, even more than expected, to fastest rate since 1982

Instagram Is Bringing Back the Chronological Feed

Rising Inflation seen as Biggest Risk to Americans’ Retirement Plans in 2022

Senate passes bill to delay nearly 10% in Medicare cuts expected to start in January

Senate version of Build Back Better axes DSH cuts to hospitals in non-expansion states

What Retirement Savers Worry About Most

 

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December 10, 2021 | The Friday Five

How to Transition from AEP to D-SNPs

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Does Vitamin C Boost Your Immune System?

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December 10, 2021 | The Friday Five

 

The Friday Five for December 10, 2021:

• AEP 2022 is over. Now what?
• Build Back Better Act Update
• 2021 Top Medicare Legislation
• Google Introduces New Healthcare Search Options
• Spotify Wrapped 2021

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10 things you didn't know are in the Democrats' Build Back Better bill

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Google rolls out new search tools for health information on Medicare services, languages spoken by providers

Making healthcare options more accessible on Search

Pantone Color of the Year 2022

Senate revs up work on $2 trillion spending proposal, aiming to complete vote on Biden-backed bill before Christmas

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Wall Street economists are confident Biden’s Build Back Better bill will become law – and boost infrastructure firms

 

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December 3, 2021 | The Friday Five

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