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Feb 04 2025

Does Anyone Really Not Understand Trump at this Point?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
What happened over three days in regard to tariffs was totally predictable if you understand Donald Trump's modis operandi.
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Feb 04 2025

There Is No Vote Fraud–Ha, Ha, Ha

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A story from Maine gives further creedence to claims that non-citizens are voting, and are likely encouraged to do so by Dems.
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Feb 03 2025

Our Public Non-education System

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Another abysmal report on our educational system.
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Feb 02 2025

Eric Clapton

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Another interesting bio on one of popular music's best instrumentalists--a reformed and long-lasting Eric Clapton.
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Feb 01 2025

This Just In (But Not to Me)–School Closures Were Futile

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Keeping kids out of school and ruining their lives had no impact on serious disease or deaths, but it sure made the idiot Governors who ordered these immoral actions very…
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Jan 31 2025

I Wish I Really Understood the Jobs Numbers

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A regular revision to the BLS employment numbers raises more questions about how accurate the monthly data is.
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Jan 30 2025

Weight Loss Drugs

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Rapid expansion of the use of GLP-1s may have been accompanied by inadequate exploration of potential safety issues.
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Jan 27 2025

Interesting Debt Auctions Today

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A mixed bag of results on today's auctions of a huge amount of US debt.
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Jan 27 2025

Climate Hysteria Corrected, January 27, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The AMOC is just fine, contrary to climate hysterics claims.
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Jan 26 2025

I Am Done With Coronamonomania, Part 11

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Been a while but still putting these out every now and then when there is some interesting research.
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Jan 24 2025

US Inflation-protected Debt Is Indicating Expectations of Higher Inflation

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The TIPS US debt auction yesterday suggests that inflation expectations remain elevated.
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Jan 23 2025

Trump Is Fantasizing That He Controls Interest Rates

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Trump can't force interest rates lower any more than the Federal Reserve could.
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Jan 22 2025

Here We Go, One of the First Long-end US Debt Auctions for 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The first longer-term US debt auction of 2025 looks good at first blush but only because the interest rate was so high.
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Jan 20 2025

A New President, Same Old Problems

By Kevin Roche Commentary 8 Comments
We are at a moment of immense complexity and difficulty for our nation and we must pray that our new leaders are equal to steering a course that moves us…
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Jan 19 2025

Another Example of How Coding Affects Behavior

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Providers use coding changes to maximize reimbursement.
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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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IKS Health, a British company with a US subsidiary that offers “care enablement” and mentions AI, of course,  is buying TruBridge for $557 million.  TruBridge offers revenue cycle management and...
April 30, 2026
Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
April 22, 2026
A company called Whoop raised a ridiculous $575 million in new capital at a supposed $10 billion valuation.  The press release was released on April 1, so I would like...
April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
March 31, 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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