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Dec 31 2024

Lower and Middle-Income Consumers Are Stressed

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Consumers are stressed and it will affect economic growth.
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Dec 30 2024

What’s Ahead in 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
I have no idea what will happen in 2025 but I can make up some thoughts.
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Dec 29 2024

The Latest Issue of Health Affairs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Health Affairs is one of the foremost health research journals, with an unfortunate lean toward DIE over the last few years.
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Dec 28 2024

2024 In Review

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
2024 was an anxiety-inducing year but maybe a substantial change for the better has occurred.
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Dec 27 2024

Climate Hysteria, December 28, 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
More research negating the warming effect of CO2 but finding it quite beneficial for human food production.
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Dec 26 2024

We Are Done Selling US Debt in 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
2024's auctions are over, but I assure you that more massive debt sales are coming in January and every month in 2025, with rising rates.
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Dec 24 2024

Have a Wonderful Christmas

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Find a way to enjoy Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate. It is time for happiness, if not joy.
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Dec 24 2024

This Was a Good US Debt Auction? Updated.

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another warning about interest rates and our debt pile from a two-year US debt auction.
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Dec 23 2024

Do Something For Others During the Holiday

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Do something nice for the underappreciated people doing the hard but necessary jobs in our society.
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Dec 22 2024

New Numbers on Minnesota’s Population and a Bonus Link

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota is losing existing residents and attracting high-cost legal and illegal immigrants.
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Dec 19 2024

Keep Up With Science and Other Areas

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A couple of sites have a lot of useful science information.
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Dec 19 2024

What Is Really Happening With Climate?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A post gives a good survey of items to be considered in understanding where climate might be headed.
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Dec 19 2024

Where Is the Economy?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Recent reports create some uncertainty about the status of the economy.
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Dec 17 2024

Last US Debt Auctions of the Year Are Not Looking Good

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Trump's election doesn't make the US debt and interest rate problem magically go away.
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Dec 16 2024

Tim Walz Learned Nothing, Nada, Zilch, Zip

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Our pathetic governor learned nothing from his election experience and is clueless about how much Dems hate him and blame him.
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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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