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Sep 09 2022

More on Excess Deaths

By Kevin Roche Commentary 32 Comments
These are the most important charts I periodically post--this is what Tim Walz and Jan Malcolm did to Minnesotans--killed them with the terror campaign.
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Nov 07 2020

The Lowbrow Crowd Arrives

By Kevin Roche Commentary 9 Comments
Don't read the blog if you aren't interested in a thoughtful discussion of the science and the data relating to the epidemic and don't comment if you have no intellectual…
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Mar 24 2020

Do Your Part to Bring Sanity to Coronavirus Reactions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
We all need to step up and insist that appropriate action be taken to protect Americans from the ruination of our economy.
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Mar 20 2020

More Straight Talk on Coronavirus

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The destruction of the economy has real consequences for people's lives, and those consequences are far worse than anything coronavirus could do.
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Mar 18 2020

More on the Damage from the Irrational Coronavirus Reaction

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
We all need to think about whether the extreme damage that is being done to people's lives by the reaction to the coronavirus isn't worse than the disease itself.
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Sep 17 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of September 14, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A bad week for US debt, but if the Iran conflict is ended, things should improve.
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Sep 17 2026

1929

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
1929 is an excellent history of the events surrounding the crash of 1929.
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Sep 16 2026

The Renewable Energy Cost Lie

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Renewable energy isn't reliable or cheap, as the government's own data demonstrates.
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Sep 16 2026

Some Health Insurance Data

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A pair of reports illustrates the profit squeeze on health insurers, leading to faster premium rises.
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Sep 15 2026

Minnesota’s Budget Mess

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota's finances are in disastrous shape and it will get worse if Dems take full control of the state.
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Sep 14 2026

Health Insurance Is Expensive Because Health Providers Have High Costs, Doh!

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Health insurance premiums have risen dramatically almost exclusively because of increases in providers' prices for health care.
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Sep 13 2026

CPI for August 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another month of too-high, but not out-of-control inflation.
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Sep 13 2026

Medicare Advantage and Cancer Care

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Medicare Advantage plans deliver equivalent cancer care at a lower cost.
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Sep 13 2026

1873

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
An interesting book about one of the early multi-country market crashes.
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Sep 12 2026

Marijuana and THC and Driving

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
THC is a very dangerous drug and seriously impairs driving.
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Sep 11 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of September 7, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Another depressing weak in the debt market, as the US continues to have to pay far higher interest rates to attract buyers.
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Sep 11 2026

Victory ’45

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Victory '45 describes the end of the Second World War
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Sep 11 2026

More 2027 Health Cost Terrorism

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another benefits firm projects very high health care cost increases for employers in 2027.
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Sep 10 2026

The Anti-Strib, September , 2026 Forward

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another round of catchup on our local fishwrap.
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Sep 10 2026

Stop-Loss Insurance Premiums Are Rising Too

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Along with rising claim costs comes increasing stop-loss premiums for self-funded employers.
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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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This is an outstanding report on total global drug spending and trends, with projections out to 2025.  It helps you understand this important area of health care, which does much...
June 1, 2021
The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
December 7, 2019
2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
October 1, 2019
MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

Headlines

More AI craziness in health care.  A company called H1 is buying Defacto Health for God-knows how much money.  Both companies claim an AI background and to help with “provider...
September 11, 2026
To show you how AI fever has infected every part of the investing world, this company, Forus, raised $150 million in new capital at a $3 billion valuation by saying...
September 9, 2026
Thyme Care decides its time to party, spicing up its business with a fresh $125 million in capital, with a valuation of over $2 billion.  The company helps manage cancer...
September 3, 2026
Virtual physical therapy company Sword Health sticks it to shareholders by acquiring virtual mental health company Headspace in an all cash deal valued at somewhere between $200 million and $300...
August 29, 2026

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About This Blog

The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry through Roche Consulting, LLC. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com. © Roche Consulting, LLC. Terms of Use.

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