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When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
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Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
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December 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
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'Wake Up Dead Man' defines justice differently: defector.com/wake-up-dead...
'Wake Up Dead Man' Defines Justice Differently | Defector
There are only so many ways to surprise in the construction of a murder mystery, which is why the set-up of Wake Up Dead Man is understood from the start and goes so far as to cite its sources: Here…
defector.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
'Wake Up Dead Man' defines justice differently: defector.com/wake-up-dead...
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Muppets Christmas Carol is the best Christmas movie bc it includes a song with the lyrics, "your future is a horror story written by your crimes" & nothing says Christmas cheer more than that. Also Michael Caine deserved all the awards for that performance. Perfection. No notes.
December 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Muppets Christmas Carol is the best Christmas movie bc it includes a song with the lyrics, "your future is a horror story written by your crimes" & nothing says Christmas cheer more than that. Also Michael Caine deserved all the awards for that performance. Perfection. No notes.
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ICE has taken Chinese dissident Guan Heng into custody and is threatening to return him to China.
Guan Heng risked his life to film the Uyghur concentration camps—the same camps Secretary of State Rubio opposed when he sponsored the “Uyghur Force Labor Prevention Act” as a US senator.
Guan Heng risked his life to film the Uyghur concentration camps—the same camps Secretary of State Rubio opposed when he sponsored the “Uyghur Force Labor Prevention Act” as a US senator.
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
ICE has taken Chinese dissident Guan Heng into custody and is threatening to return him to China.
Guan Heng risked his life to film the Uyghur concentration camps—the same camps Secretary of State Rubio opposed when he sponsored the “Uyghur Force Labor Prevention Act” as a US senator.
Guan Heng risked his life to film the Uyghur concentration camps—the same camps Secretary of State Rubio opposed when he sponsored the “Uyghur Force Labor Prevention Act” as a US senator.
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I like Pluribus because I also see myself as someone who treasures humanity but dislikes humans
December 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I like Pluribus because I also see myself as someone who treasures humanity but dislikes humans
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The sequel to the 50 indie game recommendation prompt, FIFTY UPCOMING INDIE GAMES! Feel free to quote this and start your own thread, I'd encourage you to play along.
1. Crowsworn
Very eagerly anticipating this one, the backer demo was juicy as hell, definitely stick this one on your wishlists.
1. Crowsworn
Very eagerly anticipating this one, the backer demo was juicy as hell, definitely stick this one on your wishlists.
Crowsworn on Steam
Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to u...
store.steampowered.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The sequel to the 50 indie game recommendation prompt, FIFTY UPCOMING INDIE GAMES! Feel free to quote this and start your own thread, I'd encourage you to play along.
1. Crowsworn
Very eagerly anticipating this one, the backer demo was juicy as hell, definitely stick this one on your wishlists.
1. Crowsworn
Very eagerly anticipating this one, the backer demo was juicy as hell, definitely stick this one on your wishlists.
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The first big early access update for Project Silverfish just dropped today, too! A bunch of new areas and a total economy and loot rework.
An ambitious but very slick STALKER-like from a near-solo developer. Amazing that it even exists, and even more impressive that it looks and feels great.
An ambitious but very slick STALKER-like from a near-solo developer. Amazing that it even exists, and even more impressive that it looks and feels great.
Project Silverfish on Steam
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
store.steampowered.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The first big early access update for Project Silverfish just dropped today, too! A bunch of new areas and a total economy and loot rework.
An ambitious but very slick STALKER-like from a near-solo developer. Amazing that it even exists, and even more impressive that it looks and feels great.
An ambitious but very slick STALKER-like from a near-solo developer. Amazing that it even exists, and even more impressive that it looks and feels great.
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Please get vaccinated. This doesn’t have to happen. But it will happen more, and with more fatalities as long as RFK Jr and his anti-science enablers continue to spread disinformation. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Please get vaccinated. This doesn’t have to happen. But it will happen more, and with more fatalities as long as RFK Jr and his anti-science enablers continue to spread disinformation. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Soma is going for an absolutely silly discount right now, 95% off.
If you've not played it, it's perhaps Frictional's best. I never finished it, cos I got too scared
If you've not played it, it's perhaps Frictional's best. I never finished it, cos I got too scared
Save 95% on SOMA on Steam
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very exi...
store.steampowered.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Soma is going for an absolutely silly discount right now, 95% off.
If you've not played it, it's perhaps Frictional's best. I never finished it, cos I got too scared
If you've not played it, it's perhaps Frictional's best. I never finished it, cos I got too scared
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My only big post-game-award thought is that while Clair Obscur is obviously an excellent game (cmon, don't do the sour grapes thing, please?), it still doesn't come to mind AT ALL when I think of my favourite RPGs of the year
That still goes to Look Outside, made by a tiny team in just a few months
That still goes to Look Outside, made by a tiny team in just a few months
Save 30% on Look Outside on Steam
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scaveng...
store.steampowered.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
My only big post-game-award thought is that while Clair Obscur is obviously an excellent game (cmon, don't do the sour grapes thing, please?), it still doesn't come to mind AT ALL when I think of my favourite RPGs of the year
That still goes to Look Outside, made by a tiny team in just a few months
That still goes to Look Outside, made by a tiny team in just a few months
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7. Obamacare has constrained some costs, but it hasn’t kept up with health care providers who have conspired, yes, conspired, to fix prices. theconversation.com/health-insur...
Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years
While hospital CEO salaries and health insurance premiums have increased, health care quality has not.
theconversation.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
7. Obamacare has constrained some costs, but it hasn’t kept up with health care providers who have conspired, yes, conspired, to fix prices. theconversation.com/health-insur...
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i stand by this statement every year
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
i stand by this statement every year
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Could we label the AI posts? I feel horribly scammed by this.
December 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Could we label the AI posts? I feel horribly scammed by this.
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Anyone who keeps AI up once they know it's AI gets blocked!
December 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Anyone who keeps AI up once they know it's AI gets blocked!
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if i know one thing about social unrest, it’s that it NEVER happens as a result of the masses losing something they need and have come to expect. oh wait, i don’t
JUST IN: The US Senate has rejected the both of the proposed healthcare bills, which likely will now cause Obamacare subsidies to lapse for over 20 million Americans.
December 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
if i know one thing about social unrest, it’s that it NEVER happens as a result of the masses losing something they need and have come to expect. oh wait, i don’t
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
December 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
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Faking deaths: Chuck's go-to gambit when mind wipes fail.
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Faking deaths: Chuck's go-to gambit when mind wipes fail.
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In applying AI to material science, biology, etc, capitalism is trying to shed science.
The point is to substitute the engineering of a machine that can generate what science has hitherto done, but without having people know things. Knowledge ultimately residing in private property is the dream.
The point is to substitute the engineering of a machine that can generate what science has hitherto done, but without having people know things. Knowledge ultimately residing in private property is the dream.
Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In applying AI to material science, biology, etc, capitalism is trying to shed science.
The point is to substitute the engineering of a machine that can generate what science has hitherto done, but without having people know things. Knowledge ultimately residing in private property is the dream.
The point is to substitute the engineering of a machine that can generate what science has hitherto done, but without having people know things. Knowledge ultimately residing in private property is the dream.
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All forms of age-gating are “a privacy nightmare that burdens the civil liberties of people both young and old,” EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social told @AlJazeera.com, forcing all to share sensitive information that could be abused or hacked. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1...
Why is Australia banning social media for teenagers?
Critics say new law is 'normalising surveillance' for young people and risks cutting them off from support networks.
www.aljazeera.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
All forms of age-gating are “a privacy nightmare that burdens the civil liberties of people both young and old,” EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social told @AlJazeera.com, forcing all to share sensitive information that could be abused or hacked. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1...