J. Steven Sprenger
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Over 25 years helping both F500 and Start-Ups trail blaze disruptive IT and ICT innovations in off-the-radar underserved industries and market sectors.
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Actually, yes, this and a fantastic set of encyclopedias
June 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Actually, yes, this and a fantastic set of encyclopedias
Trump’s Out-of-Control Debt Is Not a Bug. To the GOP, It’s a Feature. newrepublic.com/article/1959... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Out-of-Control Debt Is Not a Bug. To the GOP, It’s a Feature.
Which presidents have added the most to the national debt? Those free-spending liberal Democrats? Think again, and think about the reason why.
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June 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Trump’s Out-of-Control Debt Is Not a Bug. To the GOP, It’s a Feature. newrepublic.com/article/1959... via @newrepublic.com
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As Dr. Scott Conard said on the pod, “Good primary care is an investment. Everything else is a cost.” If you don’t invest in primary care, you’re going to pay for it—in the most expensive place possible: the ER.
March 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
As Dr. Scott Conard said on the pod, “Good primary care is an investment. Everything else is a cost.” If you don’t invest in primary care, you’re going to pay for it—in the most expensive place possible: the ER.
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Primary Care Is an Investment—Everything Else Is a Cost
Emergency room visits now account for 6% of total plan sponsor spend—and that’s an insane number.
So here’s the big question: Why are patients turning to the ER for care that should be handled in primary care settings?
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Emergency room visits now account for 6% of total plan sponsor spend—and that’s an insane number.
So here’s the big question: Why are patients turning to the ER for care that should be handled in primary care settings?
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EP467: Connecting Sky-High ER Spend to Primary Care Access—Following the Dollar Through Carriers and Hospitals, With Stacey Richter | A Scrupulously Fair Assessment of What is Wrong and Right about Am...
Stacey Richter, on the best healthcare podcast, discusses ER spend and primary care access.
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March 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Primary Care Is an Investment—Everything Else Is a Cost
Emergency room visits now account for 6% of total plan sponsor spend—and that’s an insane number.
So here’s the big question: Why are patients turning to the ER for care that should be handled in primary care settings?
(continued)
Emergency room visits now account for 6% of total plan sponsor spend—and that’s an insane number.
So here’s the big question: Why are patients turning to the ER for care that should be handled in primary care settings?
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Trump Wants Europe to Defend Itself. Here’s What It Would Take. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
Trump Wants Europe to Defend Itself. Here’s What It Would Take.
Replacing what the Americans do for the NATO alliance would take money, personnel, time and cooperation. None of those is easy.
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March 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Trump Wants Europe to Defend Itself. Here’s What It Would Take. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
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Arms companies from the US, UK and Turkey will be excluded from a new €150bn EU defence funding push unless their home countries sign defence and security pacts with Brussels. www.ft.com/content/eb9e...
March 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Arms companies from the US, UK and Turkey will be excluded from a new €150bn EU defence funding push unless their home countries sign defence and security pacts with Brussels. www.ft.com/content/eb9e...
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius lambasted United States President Donald Trump’s highly touted partial ceasefire in Ukraine.
German defense minister slams Trump-Putin partial ceasefire deal
“Putin is playing a game, and I am certain that the American president will not be able to watch for long without reacting,” said Boris Pistorius.
www.politico.eu
March 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius lambasted United States President Donald Trump’s highly touted partial ceasefire in Ukraine.
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Last year, shoppers spent $227 billion on secondhand apparel, up 15% from the year before and accounting for nearly 10% of all global spending on clothes, according to a new ThredUp report.
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Why Buying Thrifted Clothes is Getting More Appealing
Shoppers around the world are quickly adding more used shoes, accessories and clothes to their closets. Last year, they spent $227 billion on secondhand apparel, accounting for nearly 10% of all globa...
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March 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Last year, shoppers spent $227 billion on secondhand apparel, up 15% from the year before and accounting for nearly 10% of all global spending on clothes, according to a new ThredUp report.
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Trump has done the cartels a big favor by eliminating their competition for getting people into the US, the CBP One app. “Now there’s no alternative way to get into the United States that’s not hiring a smuggler.” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Trump’s App Shutdown Is a Gift to Mexico’s Cartels
CBP One, the app that helped schedule asylum meetings, had critics on both sides of the immigration debate. But it provided a credible alternative to illegal smuggling.
www.bloomberg.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Trump has done the cartels a big favor by eliminating their competition for getting people into the US, the CBP One app. “Now there’s no alternative way to get into the United States that’s not hiring a smuggler.” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Wall Street strategists are warning about the rising odds of what stocks traders fear most: stagflation.
Investors Who Bought Trump’s ‘Pro Growth’ Agenda Now Pay for It
Wall Street is on edge again, but the culprit this time isn’t inflation. Instead, equities investors large and small are gripped by fear of slowing economic growth in the US.
www.bloomberg.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Wall Street strategists are warning about the rising odds of what stocks traders fear most: stagflation.
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Germany is nearing an agreement to unlock €3 billion of military aid for Ukraine, alongside a broader set of measures to revamp the country’s defense and infrastructure.
Germany Closes In on Bolstering Ukraine Support by €3 Billion
Germany is nearing an agreement to unlock €3 billion ($3.3 billion) of military aid for Ukraine, alongside a broader set of measures to revamp the country’s defense and infrastructure.
www.bloomberg.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Germany is nearing an agreement to unlock €3 billion of military aid for Ukraine, alongside a broader set of measures to revamp the country’s defense and infrastructure.
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Trump campaigned on a promise to cure what he said was an ailing US economy. Little more than a month into his second term, he’s starting to hint that the treatment might hurt.
Trump Team Is Pivoting to No Pain, No Gain as Economic Message
President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to cure what he said was an ailing US economy. Little more than a month into his second term, he’s starting to hint that the treatment might hurt.
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March 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Trump campaigned on a promise to cure what he said was an ailing US economy. Little more than a month into his second term, he’s starting to hint that the treatment might hurt.
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Over a third of Gaza’s buildings are still standing, as new analysis shows destruction and resilience inside the Strip
Satellite Imagery Shows Gaza’s Destruction, and Resilience, With War Unresolved
With 40% of structures still intact, Gazans have repopulated major cities with tents and tarpaulins
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March 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Over a third of Gaza’s buildings are still standing, as new analysis shows destruction and resilience inside the Strip
The wisdom revolution
March 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The wisdom revolution