Another renewable energy project bites the dust--expensive, unreliable and environmentally damaging.
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Sometimes companies change their name, I have no idea why and it often seems goofy. CapitalRx, which is a pharmacy benefit manager, with aspirations to be a broader technology provider for the administration of employer health benefit plans, has raised $400 million in new capital and changed its name to "Judi Health". Don't ask me to explain that.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/capital-rx-banks-400m-funding-rebrands-judi-health?utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_campaign=HC-NL-FierceHealthcare&oly_enc_id=4679D3169845B3YA bad week for US debt, with succeedingly troubled auctions.
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An accidental author discovery leads to a fascinating book.
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California is overrun with irrational ideologues whose ignorance is on full display every time they speak.
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Now we turn our attention to the September issue of a supposedly premier health services research publication.
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Minnesota has weak job growth compared to other states and the national average, and almost all the growth is in government-supported sectors.
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A review of the content of the August issue of Health Affairs.
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Students aren't learning anything but crazy ideology in schools in many states, including Minnesota.
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A preliminary report on US deaths shows a return to pre-epidemic trends.
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Employer health benefit plans also have a few members accounting for most spending.
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Innovacer, a health care technology company that claims extensive use of artificial intelligence, is acquiring Story Health, which helps manage patients with chronic care conditions and who need specialty care.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/innovaccer-acquires-continuous-specialty-care-platform-story-health?utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_campaign=HC-NL-FierceHealthTech&oly_enc_id=4679D3169845B3YMore catching up on goings on in the local newspaper, the exemplar of non-journalism.
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Harbor Health operates a network of primary care clinics and has raised $120 million in new capital to faciltate growth. The company has also begun to offer individual and employer-based insurance plans.
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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.