Halfway Through Medicaid Unwinding

 

The Friday Five for February 16, 2024:

• Gmail Spam Protection Rolling Out
• Threads Testing New Feature
• 2025 MA and Part D Advance Notice
• Draft of CY 2025 Part D Redesign
• Halfway Through Medicaid Unwinding

 

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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/