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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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Jun 19 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, June 17, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study claims we are entering a period of reduced solar activity which may lead to reduced temperatures.
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Jun 18 2026

One More Stop-Loss Carrier Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another stop-loss market report, with some good tips for self-funded plans.
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Jun 17 2026

Medical Cost Trend for 2027

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Looks like 2027 will see even higher health cast spending trends.
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Jun 17 2026

All Affordability Issues are Caused by Government

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Housing costs are typically the single-highest cost in a consumer's budget and government fees and policies are pushing those costs up rapidly.
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Jun 17 2026

The Latest in Fraudulent “Transgender” Research

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another study supposedly indicating that not catering to the transgender delusion in children leads to suicide bites the dust.
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Jun 17 2026

The Federal Budget and Debt Mess

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
We all want to ignore it, but we have a true disaster in federal deficit spending and amount of debt.
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Jun 16 2026

1984

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
In which I write a lengthy review of the most depressing and prescient novel you will ever read; a warning sign for us all.
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Jun 15 2026

Health Affairs Issue of June 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another summary of an issue of Health Affairs.
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Jun 14 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, June 14, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The IPCC has routinely intentionally exaggerated research findings to create a hysterical narrative around climate change.
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Jun 13 2026

Elon Musk, Success and Hate

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Elon Musk's companies have brought incredible benefits to Americans and others around the world, so he is hated by Dems.
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Jun 13 2026

The Fate of Empires

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
An interesting paper on the history of "dominant" nations.
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Jun 12 2026

US Debt Auctions Week of June 8, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A mixed week for US debt auctions, but the overall trend to higher rates is not good for out deficits.
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Jun 12 2026

More on the Stop-Loss Market

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The stop-loss insurance market is facing the same challenges as its client base of self-funded employers.
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Jun 11 2026

The Anti-Strib, Week of June 8, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A short week's work and now a couple of weeks break on the anti-Strib.
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Jun 11 2026

CPI, May 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The May consumer price index rose significantly, as expected due to the rise in oil prices.
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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

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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
IKS Health, a British company with a US subsidiary that offers “care enablement” and mentions AI, of course,  is buying TruBridge for $557 million.  TruBridge offers revenue cycle management and...
April 30, 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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