Burn The Playbook — MoneyBurn The Playbook web reporting: money.https://burntheplaybook.news/en-usMedicare's $0 Generic Copay Is Law. It Doesn't Start Until 2028.https://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-20/medicare-s-0-generic-copay-is-law-it-doesn-t-start-until-2028https://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-20/medicare-s-0-generic-copay-is-law-it-doesn-t-start-until-2028Who qualifies, what changes today, and why Tuesday's CMS proposal is not the final wordTue, 20 Oct 2026 18:15:52 GMTexplainermoneyMedicareprescription drugsCMSmichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)USDA's $8 Billion Harvest Fuel Relief Will Pay Farmers by the Acre, With No New Vote in Congresshttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-20/usda-8-billion-harvest-fuel-reliefhttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-20/usda-8-billion-harvest-fuel-reliefDiesel is up about $2.51 a gallon in a year. The administration's answer is a one-time payment drawn from a USDA account, with rates still unannounced.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:23:00 GMTanalysismoneyfarmersdieselusdacommodity-credit-corporationmichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)Treasury Blocks Beijing Startup Investor MiraclePlus Under the Trade Secret Theft Lawhttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/treasury-blocks-miracleplus-under-trade-secret-lawhttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/treasury-blocks-miracleplus-under-trade-secret-lawFive Chinese entities tied to the MiraclePlus accelerator were cut off from U.S. banks, dollars and American investors on Monday under a 2022 law built for stolen trade secrets.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:13:00 GMTnewsmoneysanctionschinatrade-secretstreasurymichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)Cost Ledger: The Forever Stamp Is 82 Cents. Holiday Shipping Costs More Until Jan. 17.https://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/forever-stamp-82-cents-ledgerhttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/forever-stamp-82-cents-ledgerWhat went up at the Post Office, who set it, and what is still pending for January.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:22:00 GMTnewsmoneycost-ledgeruspspostagemichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)23 States Asked to Ban Soda From SNAP. A Judge Stopped Five. Nebraska's Second Try Takes Comments Until Nov. 2.https://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/snap-soda-ban-states-list-and-nebraska-comment-deadlinehttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/snap-soda-ban-states-list-and-nebraska-comment-deadlineThe full list from USDA's own records: who restricts what, when it starts, and the comment periods that opened after most of the bans were already approved.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:21:00 GMTnewsmoneysnapfoodusdacost-ledgermichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)Social Security Checks Rise $75 in January. Medicare Has Not Said What It Will Take Back.https://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/social-security-cola-2027-75-dollarshttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/social-security-cola-2027-75-dollarsThe 2027 raise is 3.6%. The Part B premium that comes out of most checks will be announced later, and last year it rose $17.90.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:18:00 GMTnewsmoneysocial-securitymedicarecolaseniorscost-ledgermichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)Obamacare Sign-Up Opens Nov. 1. The Average Enrollee Already Pays $65 More a Month Than Last Year.https://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/obamacare-open-enrollment-2027-what-you-payhttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/obamacare-open-enrollment-2027-what-you-payThe extra federal help ended with 2025. Insurers want another 15% for 2027. Here are the dates, the numbers and what they mean for your bill.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:16:00 GMTexplainermoneyhealth-careobamacareacaopen-enrollmentcost-ledgermichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)Five Super PACs Have Spent $461 Million on This Midterm. Here Is Whose Money It Is.https://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/five-super-pacs-461-million-midtermshttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/five-super-pacs-461-million-midtermsFederal filings show the biggest outside spenders of 2026, and the first names on their donor lists are not people. They are groups that do not have to say who funds them.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:15:00 GMTnewsmoneycampaign-financesuper-pacsfecmidterms-2026dark-moneymichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)