Sea level was much higher and rose more quickly a mere 1500 years ago.
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Another week of higher auction interest rates, doesn't matter what the Federal Reserve does.
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New population data through July 1, 2025 confirms the impact of ending illegal immigration and shows continued flight from Dem states to Rep ones.
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Focussed primary care clinics had a moment, particularly in regard to Medicare Advantage plans, and that moment has kind of passed. Similar clinics were operated for employers and other group settings, but never got quite the hype of the MA ones. Two of those employer-type clinic companies, Premise Health and Crossover Health are merging, on undisclosed terms. The combined company will serve more than 400 organizations with around 900 clinics.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/employer-focused-primary-care-companies-premise-health-crossover-health-announce-merger?utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_campaign=HC-NL-FierceHealthcare&oly_enc_id=4679D3169845B3YAmerica's non-profit hospitals are the primary cause of high health costs.
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A new paper summarizes past work on geographic variation in spending and examines any link to quality.
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Overall, the economic data are showing a positive trend. But interest rates on US debt continue to flash warning signs on the level of debt.
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Yet another study demonstrates that the world was far warmer earlier in this interglacial period.
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A very music-oriented biography of Johann Sebastian Bach gives a detailed analysis of his compositions.
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The "protests" against immigration law enforcement in Minnesota are driven by billionaire funded groups and involve out-of-state paid nihilists and anarchists.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.