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Oct 08 2024

It Is Getting Ugly in the US Debt Market

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A bad three-year US debt auction is a preview of more difficulties ahead.
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Oct 08 2024

Once More into the Masking Breach

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A new re-analysis shows the typical flaws in pro-masking studies.
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Oct 08 2024

A Couple of Mis-used CV-19 Research Pieces

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Two studies indicate the need for careful reading and avoidance of using research to just desired outcomes.
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Oct 07 2024

One More Study on Deaths During the Epidemic

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another study attempts to calculate excess deaths during the epidemic in the Western world, noting that many were not attributable to CV-19.
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Oct 04 2024

A New Way to Do a Fake Jobs Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Bureau of Lying Statistics miraculously finds a record new 800,000 government jobs to make the September employment numbers look really good, if they weren't completely fake. Private sector hiring…
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Oct 04 2024

More on Deaths and Causes

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An ongoing study examines the global burden of disease, including causes of death.
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Oct 03 2024

Real Temperature Trends

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
New methods again demonstrate that we are currently in a cool period and there is nothing unprecedented about today's climate.
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Oct 03 2024

Election Observations

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Little Timmy Walz revealed his lying, incompetent self on the debate stage.
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Oct 02 2024

More Information on Minnesota Temperature Trends, Ada Mn.

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
First in a series of looks at temperatures from Minnesota's supposedly more pristine weather stations.
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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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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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Focussed primary care clinics had a moment, particularly in regard to Medicare Advantage plans, and that moment has kind of passed.  Similar clinics were operated for employers and other group...
January 29, 2026
Drive Medical, a provider of mobility and other health equipment, is acquiring Compass Health, which provides a variety of consumer health products.  No price terms were released.
January 29, 2026
Sword Health, which offers physical therapy and pain management programs is acquiring Kaia Health,  a German company which focuses on “digital” musculoskeletal and COPD care.  The price is $285 million.
January 29, 2026
This isn’t really surprising, given what you can see in employment and other reports.  Minnesota is one of the state’s viewed as having a bad economy, one that is either...
December 23, 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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