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Who wrote the This Is Us season finale? This Twitter account shares writer comments and trivia fro
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This Is Us is a hit NBC dramedy that focuses on the Pearson familys generational story. And the writers are the ones making headlines. - photo by Herb Scribner
Heres something you might not know: Tuesday nights This Is Us season finale was written by its co-executive producers Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker, who previously wrote an episode in February called The Car. Both tonight's episode and "The Car" were also directed by Ken Olin.

This is just one fact you can find from the This Is Us Writers Twitter account (@ThisIsUsWriters), which shares each episodes specific writers and directors every week before the shows episodes air.

As you probably know already, This Is Us is a hit NBC dramedy that focuses on the Pearson familys generational story. The show stars Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore as Jack and Rebecca, a married couple, who raise three children, Kate (Chrissy Metz), Kevin (Justin Hartley) and Randall (Sterling K. Brown).

Tuesday nights episode focuses on the wedding of Kate and her boyfriend, Toby (Chris Sullivan). And, of course, the episode will feature a twist.

There is a bit of a twist, in true 'This Is Us' fashion, Metz said, according to People magazine. Because the writers are genius.

Indeed, the shows writers have garnered a lot of attention for adding twists, cliffhangers and misdirections (which reached a fever pitch when the show revealed Jacks death on Super Bowl Sunday) to the show.

The aforementioned writers Twitter account shares trivia about each episode. It also retweets and shares other tweets from the individual writers that offer a deeper glimpse into the shows production.

The shows creator, Dan Fogelman, often tweets out his thoughts on the show, too, which adds to the narrative that This Is Us is one of the most transparent television shows on the air right now.

For example, last week, Fogelman shared his thoughts on the episode This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life, which focused on Randall and Beths foster daughter Deja.

Must acknowledge what (NBC) let us do last night, he tweeted. Our second-to-last episode of season featured little of our superstar cast and instead told the important story of a little girls life. Anyone writing the obituary for network TV may want to put down their pen for a second.

This Is Us fans also tweet at the account to share praise for the shows storytelling.

And the Twitter account sometimes respond with some trivia. For example, Twitter user Amanda Fennelly asked about how important a necklace in season one would be later in season two.

Hey @ThisIsUsWriters @Dan_Fogelman did you plan from early on in the very first season how important the necklace was going to be? #curious, she asked in a tweet.

The account quoted the tweet and responded, Yes. It was planted in Episode 6 of Season 1.

The showrunners, including Fogelman, Berger and Aptaker, have made headlines before for their unique approach to a writers room. All three told The Hollywood Reporter that the show purposefully hired a diverse group of writers. Fogelman, Berger and Aptaker are all white, so they wanted to hire other people who could represent different groups of people.

So they hired 10 total writers, three of whom are African-American.

Aptaker said the showrunners really, really tried to make the writers room a place where we can have those kinds of conversations the kinds you dont have permission to have in your daily life.
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New Medicare cards are in the mail and scammers are on the prowl
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has begun mailing new Medicare Health Insurance ID cards. The program no longer uses Social Security numbers to identify people. - photo by Lois M Collins
The federal government is beginning to send out new ID cards to the 58 million Americans who benefit from Medicare. But since many of the people who will receive them don't know they're coming or why, scammers are already gearing up to take advantage.

An AARP survey shows as many as three-fourths of Americans 65 and older have no idea the cards are coming, so some individuals may be duped with claims that they're supposed to pay a fee or provide personal information that will be used, instead, to defraud them.

The new cards are the first reissue in years, and the most striking part of the redesign is that the cards no longer carry the beneficiary's Social Security number. Congress mandated the removal of that number as an identifier for Medicare beneficiaries by next April. Instead, the card has a Medicare Beneficiary Identifier number, an 11-digit combination of numbers and letters.

The new Medicare cards are now being mailed out in batches, starting with the Eastern seaboard and moving west. Most Medicare beneficiaries will receive their cards over the next six months, as long as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has their correct mailing address. Once the cards are in hand, people can share the new identification number with their health care providers. During a transition period, either card is valid.

The old cards, which used Social Security numbers as the personal identification number, should be destroyed.

AARP recently launched an education campaign to warn consumers about scams related to the new Medicare cards.

The membership organization's "Fraud Watch" consultant, Frank Abagnale reformed con man, scammer and the subject of the movie and book "Catch Me If You Can" tells senior citizens the only time they need to carry the actual Medicare card is to health care appointments. Otherwise, it should be left in a safe place. If they want to carry one in their wallet or purse, he says, make a copy and black out the first seven numbers.

Since the cards were announced, scammers have already:

  • Called seniors and asked for their bank account information so that money on their old card could be returned. There is no money on the old card and CMS never asks for personal information over the phone.
  • Offered to send the new card after Medicare beneficiaries pay a $25 fee to cover expenses related to the card. The card is free.
  • Said the card will be mailed out as soon as the older person verifies his or her Social Security number, mailing address and other personal information. CMS already knows the beneficiary's Social Security number and it's no longer being used in conjunction with health care.
AARP and the Federal Trade Commission will hold a free online seminar about the cards and the fraud attempts they have spawned on Thursday, April 19, at 7 p.m. EDT. Register at: www.aarp.org/FraudWebinar. CMS also offers a "frequently asked questions" guide to the new cards.

The AARP Fraud Watch Network says consumers can sign up for its Watchdog Alert emails that deliver breaking scam information, or call a free helpline at 877-908-3360 to speak with volunteers trained in fraud counseling. Abagnale also hosts a weekly podcast for AARP, called The Perfect Scam.
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