Prior authorization—which allows insurers to overrule physicians and deny coverage—acts as a “corporate care veto” that drains tens of billions of dollars each year that could go toward patients. www.commondreams.org/news/corpora... #health #insurance #medicine #Blues
Advocates Call for End of Deadly Tactic Used by For-Profit Health Insurers to Deny Treatment | Common Dreams
The authors of a new report have called prior authorization---which allows insurers to overrule physicians to deny coverage---a "corporate care veto" and found it drains tens of billions of dollars ea...
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This makes me so mad because everything in the Framework Laptop 13 Pro is a huge game changer. They made a Linux laptop with MacBook Pro quality and insane battery life and then got kicked in the nads by RAM companies. Look what they took from us.
Sean Hollister@seanhollister.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Framework Laptop 13 Pro is almost everything we hoped for. @superantonio64.bsky.social says it has "the best haptic trackpad not made by Apple." Great battery life too. But that price... www.theverge.com/tech/971160/...
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
David "No Nickname" Merritts@rutegar.bsky.social · 3w agoPost a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
$100,000 a year is the new $39,000. In 1990, a $100,000 salary had the same buying power as about $255,000 today. Today, $100,000 buys what roughly $39,000 bought in 1990. A six-figure salary isn’t what it used to be.
7th grade me in the middle of math class for absolutely no reason:
sorry but the muppet playing seven nation army on the bass should be using a guitar
My absolute favorite recs for beginner watercolor painters! Lots of budget finds! #worldwatercolormonth youtu.be/CkI6iOPqjO4?...
What I Wish I Knew Before Starting Watercolor- Supplies Edition
YouTube video by Becca Hillburn Watercolor and Comic Art
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Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.
MLS says a stopped clock would “improve consistency and fan understanding.” For example, stopping play could help fans understand that Continental is the smart choice in tires
Pablo Maurer@mlsist.bsky.social · 3mo agoNEW: MLS has had preliminary discussions with IFAB about potentially trialing the use of a stopped clock during matches, a potentially fundamental, massive change to the laws of the game. I have much more on the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Ex congressman Jim Cooper chief of staff Lisa Quigley and data analyst david manasco👇🏽are both among those saying the new map stripping Memphis of representation actually has potentially put 4-5 TN districts within range… if Dems really turn out and vote. 👀
All this talk of nonprofit speak when we should really be talking about banning LinkedIn speak
A WSJ analysis found 67% of Polymarket profits goes to just 0.1% of accounts, while most traders are in the red. Most Kalshi users also lose money.
Why Almost Everyone Loses—Except a Few Sharks—on Prediction Markets
A WSJ analysis shows a small number of accounts on Polymarket and Kalshi—often pros using data-driven algorithmic trading—take home most of the winnings.
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Buzz Slayers Blog has posted a hefty review and interview up on their site of our new EP, Universe. He does a great job really digging into the release. Check it out! www.buzzslayers.com/post/an-inte...
An Interview with Aye Mammoth
A fresh EP release from Aye Mammoth delivers a raw energy that I haven't heard in quite some time, bringing together elements of doom, stoner, and experimental rock with elements of progressive, and a...
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