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There should really be a Spotify wrapped for people you speak with on the phone. And then you get a video of your friend saying ‘Congrats, you’re in the top 1% of my listeners.’
Employers can choose what to cover and NOT to cover in healthcare. 80 percent of employers do not think GLP-1s for weight loss is worth it. That’s because, in part, the biggest health benefits don’t show up for years. Plus, a study found NO overall spending drop years after people starting GLP-1s.
Hospitals and insurance companies have gone through wave after wave of mergers to the point where 10 hospital systems hold 22 percent of beds and just 5 insurance companies hold ~80% of commercial health insurance. We dig into what that means for your wallet.
A listener emailed us to ask: what actually happens to it when the campaign is over? That money can be donated, stay where it’s at, pay off debt or many other options.
Check out the newsletter to read these stories and more.
I always forget about this option
US battery production inched up to a record high in data released this morning, up 36% from this time last year.
Total output has more than doubled since 2022
“Historically, we've actually seen load growth at at a very low level in the past for a number of decades and even load growth at a level of 2% was considered fairly high," said Former FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff.
Remember... <2% typical growth compared to 15% growth this summer.
Texas’ main grid operator ERCOT says its peak demand could more than quadruple in the next few years overwhelmingly due to data centers. This summer will certainly see a new record up at ~15%, possibly double that.
This week’s Indicator newsletter is out. We tackle:
💼 Why employers don’t want to pay for GLP-1s
🏥 Why hospital mergers equate to higher prices with limited gains
🗳️ Where campaign cash ends up
Read on
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So can the Texas grid handle it? Listen to my full story on Morning Edition with @darianwoods.bsky.social
