RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 19, 2023

USS Carney Shoots Down Missiles, Drones Fired From Yemen

Officials involved say admin indicated US military will join IDF if Hezbollah starts new front; Biden denies ever saying that but spokesman says we’ll protect Israel ‘if we need to’

‘Major expansion’: China now has more than 500 nukes, Pentagon says

Inside the Chinese-Run Crime Hubs of Myanmar that Are Conning the World

The decline in China’s US Treasury holdings isn’t as big as it seems

30-Year Treasury Yield Spikes Past 5%, 30-Year Mortgage Rates Hit 8%, Mortgage Applications Plunge

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 limited the profits of health insurers to between 15% and 20% of collected premiums, depending on the size of the health plan. But it imposed no restrictions on what physicians or other intermediaries can earn. The law created an incentive for insurers to buy clinics, pharmacies and the like, and to steer customers to them rather than rival providers. As with all things medical related that are posted on Marginal Revolution, you will get the most benefit out of this by going through the comments and reading all the ones by “Sure”.

In a Huge First, Scientists Transfer Alzheimer’s to Healthy Young Animals