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Jan 06 2025

The True Cost of Renewable Energy

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Wind power is far more expensive than natural gas when all costs are factored in.
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Jan 05 2025

Climate Non-Hysteria, January 5, 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A couple of studies add to the evidence that concern about supposed human-caused warming is grotesquely exaggerated.
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Jan 04 2025

Good Examples of How 16 Years of Dem Rule Has Screwed Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Whacked weirdos Dayton and Walz are responsible for excessive state government spending, including on education, while performance declines.
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Jan 03 2025

Walt Disney

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Walt Disney was a tremendous entrepreneur and innovator in entertainment.
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Jan 02 2025

Hurricane Hysteria

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Climate hysterics regularly abuse hurricane data.
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Jan 01 2025

Happy New Year

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Have a great 2025, we all have that potential in us.
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Dec 31 2024

Lower and Middle-Income Consumers Are Stressed

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Consumers are stressed and it will affect economic growth.
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Dec 30 2024

What’s Ahead in 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
I have no idea what will happen in 2025 but I can make up some thoughts.
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Dec 29 2024

The Latest Issue of Health Affairs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Health Affairs is one of the foremost health research journals, with an unfortunate lean toward DIE over the last few years.
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Dec 28 2024

2024 In Review

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
2024 was an anxiety-inducing year but maybe a substantial change for the better has occurred.
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Dec 27 2024

Climate Hysteria, December 28, 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
More research negating the warming effect of CO2 but finding it quite beneficial for human food production.
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Dec 26 2024

We Are Done Selling US Debt in 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
2024's auctions are over, but I assure you that more massive debt sales are coming in January and every month in 2025, with rising rates.
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Dec 24 2024

Have a Wonderful Christmas

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Find a way to enjoy Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate. It is time for happiness, if not joy.
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Dec 24 2024

This Was a Good US Debt Auction? Updated.

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another warning about interest rates and our debt pile from a two-year US debt auction.
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Dec 23 2024

Do Something For Others During the Holiday

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Do something nice for the underappreciated people doing the hard but necessary jobs in our society.
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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

Headlines

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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