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Take a second look. Breathe. It only takes a moment to see a little deeper.
Desert blossoms are wild
Checkered White on one of the many Emory's rock daisies on the ridge behind the Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center today (Photos: Sicco Rood).
January 15, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Kaiser Permanente got an addendaectomy, after exceeding something like a billion dollars of overbilling Medicare through “addenda” in its Medicare Advantage plans
Kaiser Permanente Pays Feds $556M

Kaiser Permanente affiliates have agreed to pay $556 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting invalid diagnosis codes for their Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees in order to receive higher payments from the government.
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Reposted
For safety reasons, Clem will not be playing any toe-tapping dance numbers.
January 12, 2026 at 12:15 PM
The US is too old to be having a mid-life identity crisis
January 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM