Another depressing weak in the debt market, as the US continues to have to pay far higher interest rates to attract buyers.
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Another benefits firm projects very high health care cost increases for employers in 2027.
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Along with rising claim costs comes increasing stop-loss premiums for self-funded employers.
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To show you how AI fever has infected every part of the investing world, this company, Forus, raised $150 million in new capital at a $3 billion valuation by saying it is AI driven. The company basically connects clinicians and drug manufacturers supposedly to enhance prescribing and treatment. The only reason I can imagine why it gets this kind of valuation is that drug companies think it will help them sell more of their really high priced medicines.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260908463918/en/Forus-Raises-%24150M-at-a-%243B-Valuation-as-Its-AI-Network-Becomes-How-Medicine-Reaches-Patients?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8wC1Jztt0NHShMqJFreMWZ0b6-zgfp7lOBDBiC7SuNdc0jzt9bZhzpZDkmOLrskuCjwU1xyroQ2nh85nP1h7aX7RrIrg&_hsmi=438128116&utm_content=438128116&utm_source=hs_emailThe really isn't significant ice melt anywhere on Earth, including Greenland.
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A long novel that is entertaining but repetitive and not worthy of being considered great fiction.
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There is no significant melting occuring on the Antarctic peninsula.
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Almost 3 million illegal and legal immigrants have left the country since the start of 2025.
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The Clancy trial reveals just how depraved and warped our society has become.
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Failing to take action against career criminals is common in Minneapolis and frequently leads to tragedy.
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Gender ideology proponents are far-left authoritarians with mental illnesses.
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Geographic variation in excess mortality during the epidemic, is most strongly correlated with income and education levels.
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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.