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The Friday Five for July 18, 2025:
  • Update on Regulation Banning Medical Debt from Credit Reporting
  • Google Announces NotebookLM Featured Notebooks
  • This week in Apple Rumors
  • Threads Usage Up, Meta Testing Facebook Login
  • 2026 Midwest D-SNP Market Opportunity

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Update on Regulation Banning Medical Debt from Credit Reporting:

Wise, Alana. “Americans’ Medical Debt Can Stay in Credit Reports, Judge Rules. What Does That Mean?” NPR.Org, NPR, 15 July 2025, www.npr.org/2025/07/15/nx-s1-5468438/medical-debt-credit-reports-ruling.

“Can Medical Collection Debt Impact Credit Scores?” Equifax.Com, Equifax, www.equifax.com/personal/education/credit/score/articles/-/learn/can-medical-debt-impact-credit-scores/. Accessed 16 July 2025.

Picchi, Aimee. “Federal Judge Reverses a CFPB Rule to Strip Medical Debt from Credit Reports. Here’s What It Means.” Cbsnews.Com, CBS, 15 July 2025, www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-judge-reverses-medical-debt-rule-credit-reports-cfpb/.

Morga, Adriana, and Cora Lewis. “Federal Judge Reverses Rule That Would Have Removed Medical Debt from Credit Reports.” Apnews.Com, AP News, 15 July 2025, apnews.com/article/cfpb-medical-debt-credit-reports-41f212ee6b89f9902deb267d75ab8443.

Axelton, Karen. “How Does Medical Debt Affect Your Credit Score?” Experian.Com, Experian, 7 Feb. 2025, www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/medical-debt-and-your-credit-score/.

“How Does Medical Debt Appear on My Credit Report?” Transunion.Com, Transunion, www.transunion.com/credit-disputes/credit-collections. Accessed 16 July 2025.

Muoio, Dave. “Judge Grants CFPB, Trade Groups’ Request to Toss Biden-Era Medical Debt Rule.” Fiercehealthcare.Com, Fierce Healthcare, 14 July 2025, www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/judge-grants-cfpb-trade-groups-request-toss-biden-era-medical-debt-rule.

Google Announces NotebookLM Featured Notebooks:

McHugh-Johnson, Molly. “8 Expert Tips for Getting Started with NotebookLM.” Blog.Google.Com, Google, 18 Oct. 2024, blog.google/technology/ai/notebooklm-beginner-tips/.

Roth, Emma. “Google’s Curated AI ‘Notebooks’ Talk You through Topics from Parenting to Shakespeare.” Theverge.Com, The Verge, 14 July 2025, www.theverge.com/news/706854/google-notebooklm-featured-notebook-ai-topics.

Perez, Sarah. “NotebookLM Adds Featured Notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic, and Others.” Techcrunch.Com, TechCrunch, 14 July 2025, techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/notebooklm-adds-featured-notebooks-from-the-economist-the-atlantic-and-others/.

Johnson, Steven. “Try Featured Notebooks on Selected Topics in NotebookLM.” Blog.Google.Com, Google, 14 July 2025, blog.google/technology/google-labs/notebooklm-featured-notebooks/.

This week in Apple Rumors:

Rossignol, Joe. “All 15 New iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro Colors Revealed in Latest Leak.” MacRumors.Com, MacRumors, 16 July 2025, www.macrumors.com/2025/07/16/all-new-iphone-17-and-17-pro-colors-leaked/.

Christoffel, Ryan. “IOS 26 Public Beta Rumored to Launch next Week.” 9to5Mac.Com, 9to5Mac, 15 July 2025, 9to5mac.com/2025/07/15/ios-26-public-beta-rumored-to-launch-next-week/.

Threads Usage Up, Meta Testing Facebook Login:

“Global Social Media Statistics.” Datareportal.Com, DataReportal, Apr. 2025, datareportal.com/social-media-users.

Campbell, Ian Carlos. “Threads Is Testing Facebook Account Sign-Ups.” Engadget.Com, Engadget, 16 July 2025, www.engadget.com/social-media/threads-is-testing-facebook-account-sign-ups-191214734.html.

Perez, Sarah. “Threads Is Nearing X’s Daily App Users, New Data Shows.” Techcrunch.Com, TechCrunch, 7 July 2025, techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/threads-is-nearing-xs-daily-app-users-new-data-shows/.

Hutchinson, Andrew. “Threads Tests Option To Sign up for an Account Using Facebook.” Socialmediatoday.Com, Social Media Today, 15 July 2025, www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-tests-sign-up-using-facebook-profile-instead-of-instagram/753156/.

2026 Midwest D-SNP Market Opportunity:

Changes to Medicare in 2025 Affect Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans

Event Registration: Strategically Increasing Your Market Share with D-SNPs

Midwest State D-SNP Disruption

The Benefits of Selling D-SNPs

The Midwest D-SNP Market Shifts to Integrated Plans for 2026 — Will You?

Resources:

5 Things From the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill

Field Notes on Digital Marketing Resources

Field Notes on Partner Marketing Resources

Field Notes on Traditional Marketing Resources

Takeaways from Apple WWDC 2025

The Complete Guide on How to Sell D-SNPs

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