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Aug 22 2024

This Week’s Treasury Auctions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
This weeks US debt auctions reflect ongoing concerns about inflation and the US deficit and debt burden.
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Aug 22 2024

About Those Weight-loss Drugs

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Some weight loss drugs may be associated with an increase in suicidal ideation.
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Aug 22 2024

Inflation Explained

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Inflation is most often caused by excessive government spending leading to increases in the money supply.
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Aug 21 2024

However Insane You Think the Dems Are, Multiply it by 100 Times

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A video from the DNC shows what a disgraceful bunch of jackasses the Dems have become.
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Aug 21 2024

Big Jobs Revisions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
As projected by knowledgeable analysts, the employment numbers for 2023 saw a huge downward revision today.
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Aug 21 2024

Elon Musk

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
An Elon Musk bio paints a in-depth picture of a driven and disturbed individual who has accomplished phenomenal success in seeral important areas.
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Aug 20 2024

Your Weekly Climate Sanity Post

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
There is no unprecedented warming on Earth and temperature is not controlled by CO2.
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Aug 20 2024

Real Temperature Trends in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An updated temperature analysis for Minnesota stations shows the ongoing pattern of recent warmth in some areas but cooling in others.
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Aug 19 2024

I Am Done With Coronamonomania, Part 10

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
If I am already up to part 10 on this series, not really quite done with coronamonomania.
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Aug 17 2024

Why Are We Like We Are?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Hard not to wonder--if there are other worlds supporting complex life, are they as barbaric as ours?
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Aug 16 2024

The Week’s Economic News

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The economy is weak and Khameleon Kamela will make it even worse.
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Aug 15 2024

Amount of Sunshine Is Related to Temperature, Gosh, Who Knew?

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Guess what--more sunshine creates higher surface air temperatures.
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Aug 15 2024

What Is Really Going on with Health Care Prices

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A more accurate source of health care price trends.
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Aug 14 2024

More Information on Minnesota’s Economy

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A quick note on an additional source of data on Minnesota's economy.
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Aug 14 2024

How to Actually Read the Inflation Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
The prices of things that are most important to consumers continue to rise rapidly.
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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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