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May 24 2024

The Incompetent Blowhard’s Family Friendly State

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Minnesota is one of the most expensive states in which to have a family, largely due to a mammoth tax burden.
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May 24 2024

The Complexity of Identifying Vaccine Effectiveness

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Calculating actual vaccine effectiveness is close to impossible.
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May 23 2024

Masking, the Myth that Won’t Die

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A bullshit review of masking research attempts to find effectiveness, but doesn't.
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May 22 2024

“Green” Energy Stupidity

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Mother Nature hates wind and solar power, probably because it isn't at all green.
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May 21 2024

I Am Done With Coronamonomania, Part 6

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Winding down the tracking of CV-19 research, but still seeing a few interesting studies.
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May 20 2024

Hospital Pricing to Different Payers

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Hospitals charge private health plans far more than Medicare pays for the same service, which hurts employers and consumers.
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May 19 2024

How Do People Feel About Their Health Plans?

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
An interesting survey looks at workers satisfaction with aspects of their health benefits plan.
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May 17 2024

Provider and Health Plan Consolidation and Health Prices and Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Consolidation among and between health care providers and health plans has raised prices and does nothing to improve access or quality.
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May 16 2024

Weekly Economic Commentary

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The economy is drifting downward as Bidementia has reached the limits of what excessive government spending can do to prop it up.
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May 13 2024

Immigration Is Complex

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Legal immigration by certain people is highly beneficial; what we are currently experiencing in our country isn't.
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May 12 2024

Minnesota’s Health Assessment

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from the Minnesota Department of Health on our health system is typical woke, racist nonsense.
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May 11 2024

Wind Farms Will Save Us All

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
At some point it will be obvious to everyone that "renewable" energy isn't and certainly isn't environmentally friendly.
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May 10 2024

Why Minnesota Is Attracting So Many New Residents and Businesses–Not

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Minnesota is driving people and businesses out with an extremely high state and local tax burden.
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May 10 2024

The Week in Economics and Finance

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
US debt auctions went off okay this week, unemployment claims were up and consumers are stressed.
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May 09 2024

Teens and Cell Phones

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another piece of research shows the huge benefits of keeping smartphones out of schools.
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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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