NYC subway victim ‘angry’ to be stat in soaring crime
Brooklyn Strafunger, whose faces are randomly sliced by a stranger on his way to work, is angry at becoming an even more random victim on the rails. Earlton Massenberg Jr. spoke of his fear to the Post, recalling how he nodded when he woke up to the burning pain in his face last Sunday. “I […]
Medicare and Medicaid agency faces compromised functions and disruption from Trump’s firings – STAT
Federal agencies that oversee Medicare, Medicaid and other major healthcare programs face employee layoffs, flag morale, disrupt the message, and hopes for additional disruption undermine the monitoring and management of key programs that fund the care of half of Americans. Leaders of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have yet to formally receive a […]
Medicare Advantage enrollment growth slows drastically – STAT
The number of people enrolled in the private Medicare Advantage plan increased by just 3.1% from 2024 to 2025. It's one of the slowest growth in the program, far below forecasts from the federal government and Wall Street. More than 34.4 million elderly people, disabled people and people with disabilities, as of February 1, were […]
One stat reveals the true depths of MLB’s analytics mess
Have you given me some good statistics recently? Probably not, but there are a few. Anyone who can distinguish Aaron Boone from the moon man and the moon man, and knows that it has been fundamentally easy to teach for years, but winning a big league baseball is a thing It was lost without a […]
One stat highlights how bad January was for the Wizards
Thursday night game Washington Wizard and Los Angeles Rakes I saw my hometown wizard losing in the final score of 134-96. Lakers surpassed Washington 36-16 in the second quarter on the 78-48 lead in the half-time break, and Los Angeles was able to empty the bench toward victory in the second half. The loss dropped […]
Nikola Jokic’s bonkers triple-double stat obliterates every NBA team in just 3 quarters
It would have been impossible for Nikola Jokic to take his game to a higher level this season. The Denver Nuggets superstar entered the 2024-25 season having already won three NBA MVPs, one NBA Championship and one NBA Finals MVP. Jokic was in his prime at 29 years old, and it felt like the Nuggets […]
Alexander Ovechkin has almost caught Wayne Gretzky’s goal record, but one stat is mind blowing
Alexander Ovechkin's hunt for The Great One is nearing its final stages. Ovi needs 22 more goals to pass Wayne Gretzky and become the NHL's all-time leading scorer with 895 points. Not only is Ovechkin on pace to break the record, he's also likely to do it before Gretzky. It took Ovechkin 1,487 career games […]
Kamilla Cardoso puts up ridiculous stat line in overseas basketball game
Camila Cardoso, who just completed her rookie season with the Chicago Sky, is dominating her international competition in her first offseason. China Women's Basketball Association. Cardoso served as the starting center. Shanghai Baoshan Dahua Swordfishaveraged 19.8 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 3 assists. On the day, she exploded with 37 points on 15-for-18 shooting, 15 rebounds, […]
1 sad stat perfectly sums up just how futile this Wizards season has been
CJ McCollum made a fuss. Career-high tying 50 points Leads the New Orleans Pelicans to their sixth win of the season. washington wizards on Friday night. And while losing half of them to a player who had only scored 25 or more points in a game five times before this season may seem depressing enough […]
Biden administration wants to rein in use of AI in Medicare Advantage, among other fixes – STAT
Beneath Tuesday's flashy news that the Biden administration wants Medicare to cover a blockbuster obesity drug lies a less flashy but potentially influential force to improve private Medicare plans. A certain idea was hidden a little. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed rule It signals technical and policy changes for Medicare Advantage and Medicare […]