The Friday Five for October 14, 2022:

• AEP 2023 Resources
• 2023 Social Security COLA Announced
• Fix for ACA "Family Glitch" Finalized
• Ways of Thinking
• On-the-Go Healthy Food Options

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Resources:

4 Tips for Making a Better Insurance Sales Pitch: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/4-tips-for-making-a-better-insurance-sales-pitch-2022/

5 Must-Haves for Every Agent This AEP: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/5-must-haves-for-every-agent-this-aep/

Keys to Client Retention: Face-to-Face Communication: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/keys-to-client-retention-face-to-face-communication/

Keys to Client Retention: Digital Communication: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/keys-to-client-retention-digital-communication/

The COLA Increase for 2023 & What This Means for Your Clients: https://www.ritterim.com/blog/the-cola-increase-for-2023-what-this-means-for-your-clients/

Tips for Working on the Road: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/tips-for-working-on-the-road/

References:

6 Ways You're Thinking Wrong--and What You Can Do About Them: https://www.inc.com/magazine/202210/woo-kyoung-ahn/thinking-101-book-excerpt-2022.html

14 Surprisingly Healthy Fast-Food Orders, According to Dietitians: https://www.eatthis.com/healthy-fast-food/

2023 Social Security Changes Fact Sheet: https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/factsheets/colafacts2023.pdf

2023 Social Security COLA Largest in Decades: https://living.medicareful.com/2023-social-security-cola-largest-in-decades

Affordability of Employer Coverage for Family Members of Employees: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-22184.pdf

Analysis Estimates 5.1 Million People Fall into the Affordable Care Act’s “Family Glitch”: https://www.kff.org/health-reform/press-release/analysis-estimates-5-1-million-people-fall-into-the-affordable-care-acts-family-glitch/

Biden administration finalizes rule to get rid of ACA's 'family glitch': https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/biden-administration-finalizes-rule-get-rid-acas-family-glitch

Fixing the ACA’s Medicare Glitch: https://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/fixing-the-acas-medicare-glitch/

Health Insurance Subsidies When You Add or Subtract Family Members: https://www.verywellhealth.com/obamacare-subsidies-change-with-family-size-4065153

IRS regulations fix the ACA’s ‘family glitch’ as of 2023: https://www.healthinsurance.org/obamacare/no-family-left-behind-by-obamacare/

Social Security Announces 8.7 Percent Benefit Increase for 2023: https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases/2022/#10-2022-2

Social Security Cost-Of-Living Adjustments Chart: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/colaseries.html

Statement by President Joe Biden on “Family Glitch” Final Rule: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/10/11/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-family-glitch-final-rule/

The Midnight Symphony Podcast: https://www.themidnightsymphony.com/

Thinking 101 by Woo-Kyoung Ahn: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250805959/thinking101