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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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Oct 17 2026

Why to Be Skeptical About Lots of Research

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A substack gives a great example of bad research and how researchers go so wrong.
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Oct 16 2026

What Should and Shouldn’t Be a Concern About AI

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Artificial intelligence isn't a threat; humans are.
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Oct 15 2026

September 2026 CPI

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another somewhat gloomy inflation report.
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Oct 15 2026

Learing in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Despite spending huge amounts of money, Minnesota schools do a very poor job of educating children.
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Oct 14 2026

Money Supply

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
It is worth understanding the money supply and velocity of money to help track the economy.
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Oct 13 2026

Minnesota’s Economy Was Even Worse than Initially Thought in Recent Years

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The performance of the Minnesota economy has been very bad in recent years.
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Oct 12 2026

Who Owns US Debt?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The US Government holds a lot of its own debt.
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Oct 11 2026

Catching Up on the Anti-Strib, Again

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A final push to catch up on our putrid local newspaper.
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Oct 10 2026

RFK, Jr Has to Go Before He Kills a Lot of People

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
RFK, Jr. shouldn't be allowed anywhere near decisions about drugs and vaccines, given the millions he makes from trial lawyers.
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Oct 09 2026

How Bad Is the Fraud in Minnesota?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota really has lost billions and billions of dollars to fraud encouraged by Dems.
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Oct 08 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of October 5, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A really, really bad week for US debt auctions and don't let anyone suggest otherwise.
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Oct 07 2026

Here We Go Again, More Anti-Strib

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Here we go again, the most depressing posts I write.
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Oct 06 2026

More on Physician Compensation

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Looking at starting compensation for physicians helps you understand why health care costs are so high.
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Oct 05 2026

Good News on the Minnesota Economy, I Think

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota reported good economic growth in Q2 2026, and most was in the private sector.
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Oct 04 2026

The Single-Payer Delusion

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
One of single-payer's primary advocates writes another delusional and misleading article.
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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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There is some weird angle here, as Angle Health raises $600 million in a new capital round, but it appears some of it is to provide liquidity to existing shareholders....
September 22, 2026
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

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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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