Yesterday 30-year US bonds were issued with a very high interest rate, prepare for more and more auctions with this result.
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Transcarent sells services to employers to help employees and their families navigate the health system, find the best prices, get treatment for certain kinds of conditions. It is paying $621 million to buy Accolade, which offers a "personalized" health care platform and similar navigation services. Both companies are heavy on the hype and short on financial performance. Accolade, for example, had $414 million in revenue and lost $100 million. Wow, kind of hard to lose that much money on that much revenue.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/transcarent-acquire-health-benefits-platform-accolade-621m-deal?utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_campaign=HC-NL-FierceHealthcare&oly_enc_id=4679D3169845B3YNot a lot of change month-over-month in the job openings and labor turnover report.
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Even worse news from today's ten-year Treasury note sale than from yesterday's three-year one.
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US debt is looking unloved early in 2025, no change from 2024.
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Wind power is far more expensive than natural gas when all costs are factored in.
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A couple of studies add to the evidence that concern about supposed human-caused warming is grotesquely exaggerated.
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Whacked weirdos Dayton and Walz are responsible for excessive state government spending, including on education, while performance declines.
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Consumers are stressed and it will affect economic growth.
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I have no idea what will happen in 2025 but I can make up some thoughts.
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Health Affairs is one of the foremost health research journals, with an unfortunate lean toward DIE over the last few years.
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2024 was an anxiety-inducing year but maybe a substantial change for the better has occurred.
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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.
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