The Friday Five for October 21, 2022:

• COVID-19 Public Health Emergency & The Great Unwinding
• Update on COVID-19 Bivalent Boosters for Kids
• Federal Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Info
• IRS Announces 2023 Inflation Adjustments
• Apple Unveils New iPads, Release Date for iPad OS 16

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References:

10 Things to Know About the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Requirement: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/10-things-to-know-about-the-unwinding-of-the-medicaid-continuous-enrollment-requirement/

Apple’s new entry-level iPad just got more expensive: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/18/apple-ipad-2022-redesign-price/

Apple unveils completely redesigned iPad in four vibrant colors: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/10/apple-unveils-completely-redesigned-ipad-in-four-vibrant-colors/

CDC Expands Updated COVID-19 Vaccines to Include Children Ages 5 Through 11: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/s1012-COVID-19-Vaccines.html

Declarations of a Public Health Emergency: https://aspr.hhs.gov/legal/PHE/Pages/default.aspx

FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Student Loan Relief for Borrowers Who Need It Most: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/24/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-student-loan-relief-for-borrowers-who-need-it-most/

Feds release preliminary application for student loan forgiveness; relief to come later: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/10/14/student-loan-forgiveness-beta-application-form-test/10502156002/

Inflation Adjustments Mean Lower Tax Rates for Some in 2023: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/18/business/irs-tax-rates-inflation-2023.html

IRS provides tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2023: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-provides-tax-inflation-adjustments-for-tax-year-2023

IRS Sets Higher 2023 Tax Brackets, Standard Deductions And Other Inflation Adjustments: https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetnovack/2022/10/18/irs-sets-higher-2023-tax-brackets-standard-deductions-and-other-inflation-adjustments/

KFF Analysts Find That Between 5.3 Million and 14.2 Million People Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Following the End of the Public Health Emergency and Continuous Enrollment Requirement, With an Unknown Number Able to Find New Coverage: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/press-release/kff-analysts-find-that-between-5-3-million-and-14-2-million-people-could-lose-medicaid-coverage-following-the-end-of-the-public-health-emergency-and-continuous-enrollment-requirement-with-an-unknown/

Lifetime Estate And Gift Tax Exemption Will Hit $12.92 Million In 2023: https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetnovack/2022/10/18/new-higher-estate-and-gift-tax-limits-for-2023-couples-can-pass-on-extra-172-million-tax-free/

Remarks by President Biden on the Student Debt Relief Portal Beta Test: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/10/17/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-student-debt-relief-portal-beta-test/

The Great Unwinding: The opportunity for brokers: https://insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/the-great-unwinding-the-opportunity-for-brokers

U.S. extends COVID-19 public health emergency declaration: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-extends-covid-19-public-health-emergency-declaration-2022-10-13/