The Friday Five for April 12, 2024:

• Ritter Insurance Marketing Roadshows
• ACA Unauthorized Plan Switching
• Spotify AI Playlist
• 2024 Senior Market Symposium
• 2025 CMS Marketplace Final Rule

 

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Ritter Roadshows:

Indiana (Carmel, IN)

Ohio (Columbus, OH)

Michigan (Ypsilanti, MI)

 

ACA Unauthorized Plan Switching:

2024 Unauthorized Plan Switch (UPS) Update: https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/UPS-Cross-_Year-_Updates-022624-5CR-022224.pdf

ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK: https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/aca-obamacare-plans-switched-without-enrollee-permission-investigation/

Unauthorized ACA plan switches drive call for action against rogue agents: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/08/1243328699/health-insurance-obamacare-aca-plan-switch-rogue-agents

Unauthorized sign-ups cast shadow on Obamacare’s record enrollment: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/04/unauthorized-sign-ups-cast-shadow-obamacares-record-enrollment/

 

Spotify AI Playlist:

Spotify adds new ‘AI Playlist’ feature that uses text prompts: https://9to5google.com/2024/04/08/spotify-ai-playlist/

Spotify Premium Users Can Now Turn Any Idea Into a Personalized Playlist With AI Playlist in Beta: https://newsroom.spotify.com/2024-04-07/spotify-premium-users-can-now-turn-any-idea-into-a-personalized-playlist-with-ai-playlist-in-beta/

 

2024 Senior Market Symposium:

Craig Ritter’s Senior Market Symposium Keynote: https://ritterim.wistia.com/medias/3djxgzf9ex

 

2025 CMS Marketplace Final Rule:

2025 Marketplace Final Rule Changes Agents Should Know: https://ritterim.com/blog/2025-marketplace-final-rule-changes-agents-should-know/

HHS Finalizes Policies to Make Marketplace Coverage More Accessible and Expand Essential Health Benefits: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/hhs-finalizes-policies-make-marketplace-coverage-more-accessible-and-expand-essential-health

HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025 Final Rule: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/hhs-notice-benefit-and-payment-parameters-2025-final-rule

 

Resources:

3 Growth Strategies for Your Insurance Sales Territory: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG5875

5 Alternative Apps to Replace Google Podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGF20240329

Ask the Agent Survival Guide Podcast! Email us [email protected] or call 1-717-562-7211 and leave a voicemail.

Navigating the Latest in Legislative & Regulatory Updates: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGF20240405  

QR Code Scanner Apps: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGA56

The Advisor Approach: Cross-Selling by Fact-Finding: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG587

 

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