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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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Apr 13 2026

Tylenol and Autism

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another study confirms that there is no association between Tylenol and autism.
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Apr 13 2026

Health Affairs, April 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Summaries for another issue of Health Affairs.
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Apr 12 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, April 12, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The discovery of ancient trees at high altitudes belies the hysteric notion that warmth today is "unprecedented".
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Apr 11 2026

March 2026 CPI Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The March CPI showed an early impact of energy price increases.
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Apr 11 2026

Background on Medicare Advantage Rates

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Some background sources for information on Medicare Advantage health plan payments.
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Apr 11 2026

Medicare Advantage Rates

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Medicare Advantage plans overcode by a small amount, contrary to claims by MedPAC.
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Apr 10 2026

Martin Luther

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Martin Luther was first and foremost a leader in the movement to value humans as having rights as individuals.
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Apr 10 2026

Physician Incomes in the US

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A paper shows big differences in pay of US doctors and those in three other developed countries.
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Apr 09 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of April 6, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Not a great week for US debt auctions, as our interest payment burden continues to rise.
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Apr 09 2026

March 2026 Issue of Health Affairs

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
My usual quick summary of research reported in Health Affairs.
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Apr 08 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, April 8, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Noted enviromentalist Bjorn Lomborg provides a rational discussion of climate and energy issues.
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Apr 07 2026

Transgender Garbage Exposed

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another piece of research undermines the sexual mutilation of children in the name of whacked gender ideology.
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Apr 06 2026

Health Insurer Profits

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A report looks at two measures of health plan profitability.
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Apr 05 2026

The Anti-Strib, Week Ending April 5, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
I can't undertake this dreadful task more than once a week.
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Apr 05 2026

Wuthering Heights

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another work of classic fiction read, with a surprising tone.
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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

A company called Whoop raised a ridiculous $575 million in new capital at a supposed $10 billion valuation.  The press release was released on April 1, so I would like...
April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
March 31, 2026
Color Turquoise Health happy, as it raises $40 million in new capital to support an expansion of its business from price transparency to managing contracts for providers.  Unfortunately the price...
March 18, 2026
Eight Sleep, another one of those weird names that litter health care, raised a new round of capital which supposedly values the company at $1.5 billion.  Eight Sleep sells sleep...
March 10, 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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