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Jul 25 2025

The Anti-Strib, July 2025 Catch-up, Minnesota News Version

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
The local news is just nothing but crime and fraud.
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Jul 24 2025

US Debt Auctions Week of July 21, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A slow week in US debt auctions.
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Jul 24 2025

A Few Days of the Anti-Strib, July 2025, Part 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
More critiques of the anti-Trump garbage regularly published in our only and by far worst newspaper in Minneapolis.
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Jul 22 2025

Another Study the Anti-Vaxxers Can Ignore

By Kevin Roche Commentary 12 Comments
Another large study shows no association between vaccines and autism or other health issues.
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Jul 21 2025

2026 Looking Like a Bad Year for Health Insurance Premium Hikes

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
2026 looks like a year with large health care cost increases, which will translate to higher health insurance premiums.
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Jul 19 2025

CO2 Levels and Measurement Methods

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Another hysteric scientific scam busted--how CO2 levels are measured and what they were historically.
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Jul 16 2025

Medicare Advantage Competition

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new analysis examines competition at the county level for Medicare Advantage plans.
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Jul 16 2025

Debunking Climate Hysteria, July 16, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
As wildfire smoke drifts across much of the northern US, the hysterics use misleading info to try to link it to climate change.
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Jul 15 2025

Debunking Climate Hysteria, July 15, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A long-time environmentalist provides a very rational approach to climate issues and debunks the hysteria.
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Jul 15 2025

Minnesota’s Phony Business Ranking Declines

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota's ranking for business on a dubious survey took a big slip this year.
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Jul 14 2025

A Few Days of the Anti-Strib, July 2025, Part 1

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
The Strib is a dependable barometer for what messages the whacked Dem party is pushing.
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Jul 13 2025

A Few Reflections on the Reconciliation Bill and Other Matters

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The media lies so much about anything done by Republicans that the vast majority of the population simply no longer accepts the lies.
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Jul 11 2025

US Debt Auctions Week of July 7, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another interesting week as investors decide whether the pile of US debt is at all manageable.
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Jul 10 2025

More Lingering CV-19 Research, July 2025, Part II

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
A final catchup on recent CV-19 studies, until next month.
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Jul 09 2025

Debunking Climate Hysteria, July 9, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new study adds to the ample evidence that the earth was far warmer than today in an era of lower CO2 levels.
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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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Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025
Sometimes companies change their name, I have no idea why and it often seems goofy.  CapitalRx, which is a pharmacy benefit manager, with aspirations to be a broader technology provider...
September 25, 2025
Innovacer, a health care technology company that claims extensive use of artificial intelligence, is acquiring Story Health, which helps manage patients with chronic care conditions and who need specialty care.
September 18, 2025

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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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