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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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Jan 18 2025

Government-Run Health Care Is Really Wonderful

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Government-run health systems create wait lists, leading to worsening health and outcomes.
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Jan 18 2025

“Non-Profit” Hospitals Aren’t

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Executives of non-profit hospitals are grotesquely overpaid, which is one cause of high health care prices.
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Jan 16 2025

Minnesota Is a Great State for Starting a Business, According to Little Timmy

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
As usual, Fat Timmy lies when he opens his mouth. Minnesota is about the worst state to start a business in.
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Jan 16 2025

Inflation Is Tamed?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Yesterday's inflation report was wrongly hailed as a sign of slowing price growth.
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Jan 15 2025

Bias in Social Sciences Research

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
New research demonstrates that ideological bias permeates the "results" of social science studies.
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Jan 14 2025

Giving People Free Stuff Doesn’t Solve Problems

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Giving people Medicaid does not reduce their propensity to commit crimes.
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Jan 13 2025

We Are a Doomed Society

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
I think our country is on an irreversible path that continues to spiral down.
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Jan 12 2025

Venture Capital in the Third Quarter of 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
In Q3 2024, venture capital firms and venture-backed companies continue to face a tough environment.
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Jan 11 2025

Climate Hysteria and Unintended Consequences

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Banning sulfur-based shipping fuels is one likely cause of last year's warmth.
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Jan 10 2025

The Most Absurd Climate Article You Will Ever Read

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A truly stupid KFF article says climate change is causing mental health issues for young people.
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Jan 10 2025

Another Puzzling Jobs Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A strong jobs report means no more interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
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Jan 09 2025

This Is Getting Redundant, But Important to Watch

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Yesterday 30-year US bonds were issued with a very high interest rate, prepare for more and more auctions with this result.
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Jan 08 2025

The January JOLTS Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Not a lot of change month-over-month in the job openings and labor turnover report.
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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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Happy Health is ecstatic to raise $75 million in new capital for its home health monitoring platform, which helps manage sleep apnea and other problems.  We will see how ecstatic...
August 20, 2026
DocGo, a provider of medical transport services and “mobile” health, is acquiring Hicuity Health, which offers “virtual” care services.  To show you what great investments many of these health care...
August 18, 2026
Hinge Health, which manages care for musculoskeletal and migraine conditions, opens the door to gastrointestinal care with a $105 million acquisition of Cylinder Health, which focuses on managing meds and...
August 5, 2026
If you are a health care company, you too can raise astronomical sums of capital if you claim to be part of the AI wave.  Function Health demonstrates by raising...
August 3, 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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