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Feb 24 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, February 24, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The sun is the likely cause of temperature changes on the Earth, which has generally been going down for the last few thousand years.
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Feb 23 2026

Once More on the Dangers of THC to Adolescents

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Yet more research on the dangers of THC for adolescents' mental health.
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Feb 21 2026

GDP Growth, 4th Quarter 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
GDP growth was a little lower than expected but mostly due to the government shutdown.
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Feb 20 2026

Foreign Funding of US Policy

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
A letter from multiple state AGs reveals huge foreign funding of environmental extremists in the US.
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Feb 19 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of February 17, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A limited week of auctions, with signals of higher rates and low inflation expectations.
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Feb 18 2026

Why We Are Doomed, in One Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary 9 Comments
New economic and federal budget projections from the CBO are depressing and alarming.
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Feb 17 2026

More on Quantum Mysteries

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Research may be emerging that helps resolve the apparent gap between quantum mechanics and the reality we observe at scale.
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Feb 16 2026

Wealth Taxes

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Wealth taxes appear to cause wealth and capital flight from the taxing jurisdiction and to actually lower government revenues.
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Feb 16 2026

Where Is Wealth and Income Moving to in the US

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Wealth and income are fleeing Dem-run states for Rep ones. Minnesota is one of the big losers.
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Feb 15 2026

A Good Illustration of How Corrupt Climate Science Is

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Climate hysterics routinely manipulate data and statistical methods to get results that support their outlandish claims.
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Feb 15 2026

More on How Much Minnesota Has Declined Under Dem Rule

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota is near the very bottom of state in household income growth.
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Feb 14 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, February 14, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A new study suggests multiple episodes of rapid warming occurred in the geologically recent past, before humans were supposedly affecting climate.
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Feb 13 2026

Inflation, February 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A very mild inflation report with good news on the real wage front.
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Feb 13 2026

It Is the Hospitals

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
More evidence that hospital systems are the primary cause of excessive health spending growth.
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Feb 12 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of February 9, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another interesting week in US debt auctions.
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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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Eight Sleep, another one of those weird names that litter health care, raised a new round of capital which supposedly values the company at $1.5 billion.  Eight Sleep sells sleep...
March 10, 2026
Simplistically, high health spending is due to high hospital prices, which is due to excessive market power.  An article shows just how concentrated most US hospital markets are.   In...
March 10, 2026
Mental health companies are very hot.  Virtual mental health services provider Talkspace is being bought by hospital operator Universal Health for around $835 million, a high multiple of revenue and...
March 10, 2026
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

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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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