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Jul 18 2024

Pharmacy Benefit Managers

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The pharmacy benefit management business has a complex and somewhat sordid history, which has drawn the ire of regulators.
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Jul 17 2024

Trump and Vance and Russia and Ukraine

By Kevin Roche Commentary 12 Comments
A few thoughts on the Republican ticket and our most significant foreign policy challenge.
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Jul 16 2024

Little Timmy’s Wonderful State for Families

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Minnesota has a high school graduation rate below the national average and below most southern states. We know why.
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Jul 16 2024

Global Climate Hysteria Is Pretty Funny

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Climate hysteria is the plaything of billionaires making a fortune off it.
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Jul 15 2024

Little Timmy Walz Loves Wasting Your Money

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Little Timmy Walz allows, nay encourages, billions in fraud and waste.
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Jul 15 2024

Comparison of US Health Spending With that of Other Countries

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Comparing health spending in the United States to that in other countries requires careful analysis.
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Jul 14 2024

Pro(re)gressives Are the Party of Violence

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Only one group is responsible for almost all political and policy-related violence in the United States.
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Jul 12 2024

Another Week of Economic News

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Bidementia's economy ain't lookin' so good, largely because our debt and deficit are out-of-control.
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Jul 11 2024

DEI in the Military

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Our military has been infested with the woke ideology.
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Jul 11 2024

That Really Scary 2025 Project

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The newest fake news attack on Trump involves the 2025 Project, a completely mainstream policy recommendation from a long-time think tank.
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Jul 10 2024

Energy and Electricity Prices in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
My motto for the pro(re)gressive Dems is "Making Everything You Need Cost More". Minnesota Dems are doing that in spades with energy prices and bills.
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Jul 10 2024

Additional Reports from Secondary Payers

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Two reports from secondary health care payers help identify trends in the highest cost diseases and claims.
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Jul 08 2024

Educational Spending and Outcomes

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Minnesota spends more and more on education, while getting less and less learning.
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Jul 08 2024

Government Workers Are a Big Component of Our Deficits and Debt

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The gap between large average government pay and benefits and what a private employee makes is beyond unfair and has to b e rectified.
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Jul 07 2024

Some Weekend Research Summaries

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
As the Independence Day holiday winds down, some research tidbits on common themes.
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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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