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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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May 01 2026

A Legitimate Concern About Artificial Intelligence

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A somewhat technical article gives a sense of why artificial intelligence software and models could create serious problems as rolled out for real-world applications.
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Apr 30 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of April 27, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Generally weak US debt auctions, as rates tend to be rising.
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Apr 30 2026

No Need For “Both-Sides-ism” in Regard to Political Violence

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Conservatives engage in almost no political violence; the mainstream Dem party endorses and celebrates it.
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Apr 29 2026

Renewable Energy Insanity

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Renewable energy causes widespread environmental destruction.
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Apr 29 2026

Adolescents and Cannibis

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Legalization of THC leads to more teen use of these dangerous products.
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Apr 28 2026

The 340B Drug Purchase Program

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
The 340B program is abused by hospitals, especially non-profit ones, to make billions in profit.
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Apr 28 2026

The Anti-Strib, Week of April 20, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another week of rehashed extreme, radical, far-left talking points from our local paper.
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Apr 28 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, April 28, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A critical ocean current isn't in danger of collapsing and tornadoes aren't increasing.
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Apr 27 2026

25 Years of Solitude

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
I can't make it through a supposedly great novel.
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Apr 27 2026

SmartPhones and Social Media Are a Bad Combination

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Research shows just how addictive smartphones are and how beneficial reducing screen time is.
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Apr 26 2026

Our Chimpanzee Ancestors

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Our chimpanzee relatives can be just a tribally violent as we are.
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Apr 25 2026

The Enforcement Surges Have Reduced Crime

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
President Trump's surge of law enforcement into various cities has had outstanding crime reduction results.
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Apr 25 2026

Gimme Shelter

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A storm is threatening our very society today.
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Apr 24 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, April 24, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Over the last 125 years there actually are less extreme heat and extreme cold temperatures.
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Apr 24 2026

Jane Eyre

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another wonderfully written English classic of literature.
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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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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
Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
April 22, 2026
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

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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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