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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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Jul 19 2026

Hospital-Acquired Infections

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Hospital-acquired infections continue to be a significant quality issue for health care.
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Jul 18 2026

Explain this Educational Conundrum

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota graduates students from high schools even when they have learned little.
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Jul 18 2026

Another Week of the Anti-Strib, July 11, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
It's that time we all dread again, more from the Star Tribune.
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Jul 17 2026

Renewable Energy Follies, July 17, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another hilarious destruction of a renewable energy plant by Mother Nature.
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Jul 16 2026

Another Phony Ranking of States

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another phony ranking system ranks Minnesota high for businesses.
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Jul 15 2026

Authoritarianism and Efficiency

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new article has an interesting perspective on whether authoritarian governments are actually more efficient at creating progress.
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Jul 14 2026

CPI For June 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A lower than expected inflation reading, but that may largely be due to energy prices.
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Jul 13 2026

BEA State Economic Reports

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Minnesota's economy is quite weak, according the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Jul 12 2026

Climate and Migration

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new paper describes the role of natural climate variation in human migration patterns.
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Jul 11 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of July 6, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another week of debt auctions, generally rates are heading higher.
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Jul 10 2026

Truth About Renewable Energy Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
High electricity costs result for state carbon-free source mandates and other dumb policies from you-know-which party.
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Jul 09 2026

The Anti-Strib, July 1 to 9, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Ten days of inadequate, shall we say, provision of news and analysis to Minnesotans.
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Jul 09 2026

The True Cost of Illegal Immigration

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new paper finds that the massive illegal immigration surge under Biden raised house prices and rents and led to lower per capita income.
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Jul 08 2026

Additional Autism Prevalence Research

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A commentary provides an excellent explanation of why autism diagnoses have risen and the dangers of this practice.
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Jul 06 2026

Giving Money to People Rarely Helps Them Improve Their Lives

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Research finds that microloans to people in poor countries does nothing to improve their lives.
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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

Health care is a big part of the economy so investment dollars tend to flow there, not always wisely.  There is alot of gibberish in this press release from Pearl...
July 9, 2026
InStride Health hit the ground running, well maybe walking, as it raised $30 million in additional capital for its pediatric mental health business.  Children’s mental health would be just fine...
June 17, 2026
GoHealth is another of those excessively valued health startups that was always destined to flounder and not it has filed bankruptcy and the company will be turned over to lenders....
June 8, 2026
Garner Health isn’t gathering any accolades from me, as it raises a new round of $100 million in capital at about a $2.5 billion valuation.   The company supposedly steers...
June 2, 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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