The Friday Five for April 26, 2024:

• Ritter Roadshows & MTM Summit
• Apple Announces Let Loose Event
• TikTok Ban Provision Passed
• FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements
• Medicaid Unwinding One Year Later

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Upcoming Ritter Events:

Ritter Roadshows:

Florida (Boca Raton, FL)

Illinois (Schaumberg, IL)

Wisconsin (Wauwatosa, WI)

More Than Medicare (MTM) Summit: https://summits.ritterim.com/

Apple Announces Let Loose Event:

Apple announces May 7th event for new iPads: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24078670/apple-may-product-event-ipad-date

Apple announces special event for May 7: ‘Let Loose’: https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/23/apple-announces-special-event-for-may-7-let-loose/

Ross Young: New iPad Air won’t feature mini-LED after all, but a new mystery iPad is coming in Q4: https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/24/ross-young-new-ipad-air-wont-feature-mini-led-after-all-but-a-new-mystery-ipad-is-coming-in-q4/

Tim Cook hints at new Apple Pencil 3 coming next month – here’s what the rumors say: https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/23/tim-cook-hints-apple-pencil-3/

TikTok Ban Provision Passed:

Biden signs a bill that could ban TikTok — after the 2024 election: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/congress-biden-bill-ban-tiktok-when-2024-election-rcna148792

President Biden signs law to ban TikTok nationwide unless it is sold: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/24/1246663779/biden-ban-tiktok-us

FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements:

After 26,000 public comments, FTC to vote on rule banning noncompete agreements: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1246430110/noncompete-agreements-ftc-ban-lina-khan

Business groups are fighting to keep your non-competes on the books: https://www.businessinsider.com/ban-noncompete-agreements-approved-ftc-challenges-await-2024-4

Fact Sheet on FTC’s Proposed Final Noncompete Rule: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/fact-sheet-ftcs-proposed-final-noncompete-rule

FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-announces-rule-banning-noncompetes

Noncompete Rule: https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/noncompete-rule

Non-Compete Clause Final Rule: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/noncompete-rule.pdf

U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1246655366/ftc-bans-noncompete-agreements-lina-khan

Medicaid Unwinding One Year Later:

Halfway Through Medicaid Unwinding: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGF20240216

KFF Survey of Medicaid Unwinding: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/poll-finding/kff-survey-of-medicaid-unwinding/

Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker: https://www.kff.org/report-section/medicaid-enrollment-and-unwinding-tracker-overview/

Medicaid Unwinding SEP Extended Through November 2024: https://ritterim.com/blog/medicaid-unwinding-sep-extended-through-november-2024/

NAHU Rebrand, Medicaid Unwinding, & the State of the Senior Market 2023: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGF20230106

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

Where Medicaid unwinding and disenrollments stand at the one-year mark: https://www.healthinsurance.org/blog/where-medicaid-unwinding-and-disenrollments-stand-at-the-one-year-mark/   

Resources:

2025 Marketplace Final Rule: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGF20240412

Agent’s Guide to Traditional Marketing Resources: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG583

Best Free Writing & Grammar Apps: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGA58

Drug Shortage Resources & ACA Unauthorized Switching Update: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGF20240419

Health Care Provisions in Biden’s 2025 Budget: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGF20240315

Interview: Developing a Client Retention Mindset: https://ritterim.com/blog/interview-developing-a-client-retention-mindset/

Interview: Learn How to Sell ACA Products During the Offseason: https://ritterim.com/blog/interview-learn-how-to-sell-aca-products-during-the-offseason/

Medicaid Unwinding SEP Extended Through November 2024: https://ritterim.com/blog/medicaid-unwinding-sep-extended-through-november-2024/

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

The Guide to Making Money Selling Health Insurance: https://ritterim.com/making-money-selling-insurance/

Why Client Retention Should Be Your Top Priority: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG581

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