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Jul 01 2026

The Anti-Strib, Week of June 12, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Part one of the most recent catchup on the Strib Shenanigans.
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Jul 01 2026

JOLTS For May 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A good report on job openings, hires, quits and firings for May of 2026.
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Jul 01 2026

Female Leaders and Corruption

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Contrary to some other research a new study finds that women are just as corrupt in government as men.
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Jun 30 2026

Renewable Energy Follies, June 30, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Renewable energy's weak spots are pretty obvious and dangerous to consumers.
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Jun 30 2026

Dem-Run Cities Suck, But You Already Knew That

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Large cities, almost all Dem-run, have excessive spending and big deficits, while services are in decline.
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Jun 29 2026

Serious Research?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A gas-bag of a study seems like it can't be real, but apparently it is.
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Jun 29 2026

More Good News For Minnesota Students

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
As with most public services in Minnesota under 16 years of Dem rule, education spending is way up but results are way down.
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Jun 28 2026

France

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
France has a migrant problem, especially in its cities.
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Jun 28 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, June 28, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Hysterics pimp any warming in a geographic area and ignore cooling in others.
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Jun 26 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of June 22, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another week of shorter-term US debt auctions.
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Jun 25 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, June 25, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Any temperature increase in recent years is due to increased sunshine hitting the earth due to less cloud cover, which has no relation to CO2 levels.
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Jun 24 2026

Unintended Health Care Cost Consequences

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another law from Congress has the predictable effect of raising health care costs.
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Jun 23 2026

More on Marijuana/THC Dangers

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Yet another study demonstrates the addictive and dangerous effect or marijuana/THC.
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Jun 22 2026

Foreign Interference in US Policy and Government

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Foreign governments are acting in concert with US billionaires to undermine and destroy the US.
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Jun 21 2026

Why Child Care Costs so Much in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Child care costs are high in Minnesota because of government rules--government is almost always behind affordability issues.
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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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