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Oct 01 2024

August JOLTS Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The monthly BLS report on job openings and separations has some suspect numbers, as usual.
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Oct 01 2024

Minnesota’s Faltering Economy

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Among states Minnesota has the third-worst economic growth in the country thanks to Little Timmy Walz.
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Sep 30 2024

Another Study on Death Trends

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another paper looks at excess deaths in the US during the majority of the epidemic.
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Sep 29 2024

A Little Late for this Acknowledgment

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
At least one public official in the UK had the courage to acknowledge, half-heartedly, that the dangers of CV-19 were exaggerated and the suppression response may have been overdone.
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Sep 28 2024

How Strong Is the Economy Really?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Biden-Harris administration continues to manipulate official statistics about the economy for election reasons.
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Sep 27 2024

How to Debate Tim Walz

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Tim Walz is a liar at his core and JD Vance should expose that immediately at the debate.
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Sep 27 2024

Week of September 23 Debt Auctions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
While this week's US debt issuances went relatively well, the bigger picture is frightening.
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Sep 25 2024

Another Ludicrous Comparison of International Health Systems

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
The Commonwealth Fund is a radical group that issues misleading reports about the performance of the US health care system.
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Sep 24 2024

Love Those Cheap, Reliable Electric Cars

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
The public isn't buying the lies it was told about electric cars any more.
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Sep 24 2024

Don’t Trust Young Doctors or the Medical System

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A review of medical school's course catalogs confirms the pervasive invasion of DEI garbage into medicine, to patients' detriment.
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Sep 23 2024

More Charles McCarry

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Charles McCarry describes the pro(re)gressive ideology and tactics far better than I could.
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Sep 23 2024

The Truth About Jobs in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Under Fat Timmy Walz there has been no growth in the number of employed persons in Minnesota for five years, and that number has declined in 2024.
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Sep 21 2024

Solar and Wind Energy Change the Weather and Climate

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
More data demonstrates just how environmentally unfriendly wind turbine farms are, but don't worry, rich people will make sure they keep getting their subsidies and you pay even more for…
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Sep 20 2024

CV-19 and Brain Function

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
It appears that the association of a CV-19 infection with long-term cognitive functioning symptoms is a case of reverse causality.
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Sep 19 2024

Why a 50 Basis Point Interest Rate Cut?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Federal Reserve Board's big interest rate cut has no impact on US debt rates, in fact that rate rose.
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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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