Minnesota graduates students from high schools even when they have learned little.
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It's that time we all dread again, more from the Star Tribune.
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Another hilarious destruction of a renewable energy plant by Mother Nature.
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Another phony ranking system ranks Minnesota high for businesses.
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A new article has an interesting perspective on whether authoritarian governments are actually more efficient at creating progress.
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A lower than expected inflation reading, but that may largely be due to energy prices.
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Minnesota's economy is quite weak, according the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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A new paper describes the role of natural climate variation in human migration patterns.
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Another week of debt auctions, generally rates are heading higher.
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High electricity costs result for state carbon-free source mandates and other dumb policies from you-know-which party.
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Health care is a big part of the economy so investment dollars tend to flow there, not always wisely. There is alot of gibberish in this press release from Pearl Health, so it is hard to figure out what this company actually does, but it is raising a new capital round of $110 million to use AI to help providers with outcomes-based care, including Medicare beneficiaries. If I can't understand what they are doing, ultimately the customers won't be able to either.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pearl-health-raises-110-million-to-expand-its-ai-platform-helping-providers-deliver-better-outcomes-at-lower-cost-for-medicare-patients-302820795.html?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9l6XKs7crCoPEPk34sN6hJ2jtflhXbeJnZLRZQOlud1CgeMzGscTxYPaHUPUx_blVm8NN9NwOpZkAUNhRxY93gEW4GKg&_hsmi=427654915&utm_content=427654915&utm_source=hs_emailTen days of inadequate, shall we say, provision of news and analysis to Minnesotans.
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A new paper finds that the massive illegal immigration surge under Biden raised house prices and rents and led to lower per capita income.
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A commentary provides an excellent explanation of why autism diagnoses have risen and the dangers of this practice.
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Research finds that microloans to people in poor countries does nothing to improve their lives.
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About this Blog
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.