The Friday Five for November 4, 2022:

• ACA Open Enrollment Underway
• 4th Consecutive Fed Interest Rate Hike
• Twitter Under Elon Musk
• Book Industry Antitrust Case
• Holiday Menus at Dunkin' & Starbucks

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Resources:

5 Myths About Selling ACA Health Plans: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/5-myths-about-selling-aca-health-plans/

8 Reasons Why Medicare Agents Should Sell ACA Plans: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/8-reasons-why-medicare-agents-should-sell-aca-plans/

2023 COLA, ACA Family Glitch Fix, and AEP Begins! https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/2023-cola-aca-family-glitch-fix-and-aep-begins-the-friday-five/

ACA 101: Selling Under-65 Health Insurance: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/aca-101-selling-under-65-health-insurance/

CMS Rules ACA Broker Commissions for SEP & OEP Sales Must Be Equal: https://www.ritterim.com/blog/cms-rules-aca-broker-commissions-for-sep-oep-sales-must-be-equal

How to Become Certified for ACA Marketplace Sales with Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) Training: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/how-to-become-certified-for-aca-marketplace-sales-with-federally-facilitated-marketplace-ffm-training/

Is the ACA Sticking Around Long Term? https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/is-the-aca-sticking-around-long-term/

Learn How to Sell ACA Products During the Off-Season featuring Danica Stover: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/learn-how-to-sell-aca-products-during-the-off-season-featuring-danica-stover/

What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Your Medicare & ACA Clients: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/what-the-inflation-reduction-act-means-for-your-medicare-aca-clients/

The State of the ACA Market in 2022: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/the-state-of-the-aca-market-in-2022/

References:

Biden-Harris Administration Launches 10th Year of Marketplace Open Enrollment with Four Out of Five Customers Eligible for Coverage at $10 or Less, Thanks to Subsidies: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-launches-10th-year-marketplace-open-enrollment-four-out-five-customers

Dunkin's Holiday Menu Includes a New Cookie Butter Cold Brew: https://people.com/food/dunkins-holiday-lineup-cookie-butter-cold-brew/

Elon Musk lays out his ideas for Twitter’s new verification system: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/01/elon-musk-lays-out-his-ideas-for-twitters-new-verification-system.html

Elon Musk wants Twitter users to pay for their blue checks. What could possibly go wrong? https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/elon-musk-just-changed-meaning-twitters-coveted-blue-check-rcna55121

Elon Musk wastes no time changing Twitter: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23430008/elon-musk-twitter-homepage-subscriptions-changes

Everything Coming to Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max & Other Major Streaming Services in November 2022: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/november-new-streaming-movies-tv-netflix-disney-plus-hbo-max/#24

Fed Orders Another Big Rate Increase, Keeps Options Open for Next Moves: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/02/business/fed-interest-rates-inflation

Missing Pages: https://thepodglomerate.com/shows/missing-pages/

Season’s Treatings: Dunkin’s Holiday Menu Sleighs with Host of New Seasonal Beverages and On-the-Go Snacks: https://news.dunkindonuts.com/news/seasons-treatings-dunkins-holiday-menu-sleighs-with-host-of-new-seasonal-beverages-and-on-the-go-snacks

Starbucks holiday beverages arrive on Nov. 3: https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2022/starbucks-holiday-beverages-arrive-on-nov-third/

Starbucks' Red Cups Are Back — and So Are Their Beloved Holiday Drinks: https://people.com/food/starbucks-red-cups-are-back-return-of-holiday-drinks/

The Fed makes history with a fourth straight three-quarter-point rate hike: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/02/economy/federal-reserve-meeting-inflation/index.html

The messy true story of the last time we beat inflation: https://www.vox.com/2022/11/2/23433474/federal-reserve-interest-rate-inflation-volcker

Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscription

What to expect from the Federal Reserve meeting: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/02/economy/federal-reserve-meeting-inflation/index.html