Medicare Part D Prescription Payment Plan Updates

 

The Friday Five for March 8, 2024:

• Contract Now Feature Changes for New Agents
• Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Program Updates
• Medicare Advantage Enrollment Trends Study from Chartis
• Waze Updates App Features
• How to Disable X (fka Twitter) Calling Feature

 

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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/