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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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Aug 16 2026

Pay for Performance Programs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Yet another health care improvement program shows disappointing results.
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Aug 15 2026

Minnesota Has No Boomtowns?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Some states in the country have fast-growing cities from an economic perspective, but not Minnesota.
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Aug 14 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of August 10, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another dismal weak for US taxpayers, as interest rates on US debt continue rising.
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Aug 14 2026

Like A Rolling Stone

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Bob Dylan song is a complex all-time classic.
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Aug 13 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, August 13, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another favorite of the climate hysterics, damage to coral reefs, is shown to be a lie.
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Aug 12 2026

Inflation, July 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A "moderate" inflation report makes interest rate hikes less likely, but doesn't address the US debt pile.
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Aug 12 2026

Confirmation of Something Seen During the CV-19 Epidemic

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A serious CV-19 epidemic can awaken other viruses in the body.
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Aug 11 2026

Federal Government Subsidization of Health Care Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Health care spending at the federal level, in essence a subidization of health care spending, is a massive burden that is not sustainable.
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Aug 10 2026

Hospital Pricing

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Hospital systems bear the largest portion of blame for our rapidly rising health prices and spending.
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Aug 08 2026

Life and the World at 76

By Kevin Roche Commentary 11 Comments
How does over three fourths of a century go so fast.
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Aug 07 2026

July 2026 Jobs Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A mediocre employment report for July, but nothing alarming.
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Aug 06 2026

Some More Great News on Marijuana

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The number of people getting high every day is frightening, as is the general state of our country's mental health.
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Aug 06 2026

Autism and Measles Vaccine

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another large study shows no association betweens the MMR vax and autism.
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Aug 05 2026

August 2026 JOLTS Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An unexceptional report on job openings and labor turnover.
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Aug 04 2026

Medicare Advantage Enrollment in 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Medicare Advantage continues to grow despite concerns over payments and prior authorization practices.
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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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Hinge Health, which manages care for musculoskeletal and migraine conditions, opens the door to gastrointestinal care with a $105 million acquisition of Cylinder Health, which focuses on managing meds and...
August 5, 2026
If you are a health care company, you too can raise astronomical sums of capital if you claim to be part of the AI wave.  Function Health demonstrates by raising...
August 3, 2026
Included Health wants no one to feel left out, so it is buying Firefly Health, which is attracted to the light of all that money.  Included Health is yet another...
July 29, 2026
Telehealth is still going strong and whenever possible the companies in the field talk about AI.  Doctronic has an “AI Doctor” which you can visit and it is acquiring Summer...
July 29, 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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