Open Enrollment, Scooter Recall & Optimism Project (+ Talking Midterm Elections with Rock The Vote) - Thursday, November 1st, 2018
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2018
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, November 1st, 2018!
Today, we're talking about health insurance, Trump's new plan for military troops and an e-scooter recall.
Plus: Bitcoin's birthday, 23andMe's new approval and a way to get featured for optimism.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes.
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
Then, hang out after the news for "Thing to Know Thursday." This week's bonus interview is with Carolyn DeWitt. She is the President and Executive Director of Rock the Vote, the largest national organization focused on building long-term political power for this country's most diverse youth generation.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:05.6 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:07.7 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:10.4 | Today, what to know about open enrollment, |
| 0:12.4 | Trump's new plan for military troops, and an |
| 0:14.8 | e-scooter recall. |
| 0:16.6 | Plus Bitcoin's birthday, 23 and me, and how you could be featured for optimism. |
| 0:21.3 | Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes. Plus hang out after the |
| 0:24.6 | news for the thing to know Thursday bonus interview we're talking everything election |
| 0:28.5 | from this year's trends to voting myths. I'm Erica Mandy. Today is Thursday, November 1st. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:36.7 | We start today with a reminder about something that happens every November and that can lead to possibly saving or costing you thousands of dollars. |
| 0:47.0 | We're talking open enrollment. |
| 0:49.0 | If you buy your own health insurance |
| 0:55.0 | through your employer, those dates can vary, but pay attention to those |
| 0:58.6 | notifications if you want to change up your policy. |
| 1:01.1 | Because remember, most of the time time unless you have a life event |
| 1:04.4 | like a change in job or marriage then you can only change your health insurance |
| 1:07.8 | policies during set times. Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act |
| 1:12.1 | coverage aka Obamacare, starts today and in most states last through December 15th. |
| 1:17.8 | So you can sign up or check eligibility on health care. |
| 1:21.0 | Or again, if you get health insurance through your job that employer should be |
| 1:24.4 | providing you with all the info. |
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