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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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Mar 07 2026

Health Affairs Issue, February 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A summary of the latest issue of Health Affairs.
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Mar 06 2026

February 2026 Job Numbers

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The February employment report looks bad on the surface but is actually pretty consistent with prior months.
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Mar 06 2026

The Anti-Strib, February 2026 Catch-up, Part 3

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The final installment but don't worry, more will come later this month.
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Mar 05 2026

The Anti-Strib, February 2026 Catch-up, Part 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
I apologize for asking you to read this continuing saga of poor journalism.
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Mar 04 2026

The Anti-Strib, February Catch-up, Part 1

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Another round of catchup from our favorite toilet paper substitute.
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Mar 03 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, March 3, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
It appears that ocean life will likely do just fine, even if the oceans do warm a bit.
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Mar 03 2026

James Stewart

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another movie star bio, this one of James Stewart.
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Mar 02 2026

The Mechanics of Consciousness

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An interesting paper discusses a new theory on how consciousness works.
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Mar 01 2026

The Transgender Delusion and the Mutilation of Children

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
The "guidelines" put out by an organization promoting mutilation of children are found to be lacking in rigor. Ya think?
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Feb 28 2026

Another Look at Autism Prevalence

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A reasoned post sets out the same explanations I have for changes in autism prevalence.
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Feb 27 2026

Producer Price Index Rises

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Producer prices rose faster than expected in January, but it appears largely due to non-recurring component increases.
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Feb 27 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of February 23, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A fairly mundane week of shorter-term debt issuance by the US Treasury.
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Feb 27 2026

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Heading into 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Medicare Advantage enrollment actually rose in the start of 2026, with some large plans losing members but others picking it up and growing.
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Feb 26 2026

Health Plan Profitability in 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report on compliance with requirements to use a certain percent of health insurance premiums on medical care is revealing.
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Feb 26 2026

Everything Is Going Broke Even Faster than We Thought

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Medicare's hospital trust fund will be exhausted far earlier than previously projected.
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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 are so many health care companies that people struggle to come up with names and we end with weird stuff like Grow Therapy, which nonetheless raised $150 million to...
March 4, 2026
There has been a lot of activity lately in the once-hot field of primary care clinics.  Companies going bankrupt, out-of-business, being bought, merging.  Humana, which is now solely a Medicare...
February 18, 2026
Mental health is a very hot health care investment area.  Talkiatry raised $210 million in new capital for its virtual mental health services which utilizes employed psychiatrists, psychologists and other...
February 13, 2026
Investors can take comfort in Solace Health, which provides “advocates” to members in health plans, as it raises a fresh $130 million in capital, which takes its alleged value over...
February 11, 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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