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Jun 03 2024

More Climate Non-hysteria

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
A few brave scientists still fight for truth against climate hysteria.
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May 31 2024

We Should All Be Greatly Saddened By What Our Country Has Become

By Kevin Roche Commentary 8 Comments
The Trump verdict confirms the end of the rule of law in the United States, a deeply sad event.
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May 30 2024

The Latest Economic News Continues to Look Weak

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Economic growth is very low.
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May 29 2024

What Is Being Done to America’s Children and Young Adults Is Criminal

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Public schools have destroyed the education and well-being of two generations of Americans.
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May 28 2024

US Treasury Debt Sales Start the Week Off With a Dud

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Two more large bad short-term US debt auctions starts off the week. Expect more.
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May 28 2024

Over-Reporting CV-19 Deaths

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
As part of the terror campaign against the public during the epidemic, death rates from CV-19 were greatly overstated.
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May 26 2024

Tom Wolfe Nailed our Current Sorry State Due to Whacked Pseudo-Marxists

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Tom Wolfe 24 years ago wrote an essay that captured the exact pro(re)gressive lunacy destroying our country today.
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May 25 2024

Have a Good Holiday, but Spend Some Time Remembering and Thanking

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Give thanks for those who served our country in the military.
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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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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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