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Jan 31 2024

The US Has a Health Care Pricing Problem

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Hospitals are putting outrageous markups on certain infused drugs, a great example of how excessive pricing drives US health care spending.
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Jan 30 2024

A Little Plastic Hilarity

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Guess what banning single-use plastic bags really does to the environment?
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Jan 29 2024

Is CO2 Really the Global Warming Culprit?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A new paper finds a much lower climate sensitivity to increased CO2 than they climate hysterics claim.
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Jan 28 2024

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 237

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Once more into the CV-19 research summary breach, with the usual papers on excess deaths, futile interventions and the vax.
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Jan 27 2024

The Future of No Electricity is Here

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
More evidence of the folly of renewables, see Germany for exhibit A, given that they are super-expensive and unreliable.
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Jan 27 2024

A Potentially Overlooked Contributor to Ocean Warming and Global Weather

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Could sea floor volcanic eruptions be responsible for some ocean warming?
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Jan 26 2024

The Economy and Debt

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A further note on GDP growth, Treasury debt issuance, and the reality of our financial and economic situation.
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Jan 25 2024

The Antidote to Global Warming Hysteria

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A paper from Dr. Roy Spencer illustrates the flaws in current climate models and science.
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Jan 24 2024

Bad Treasury Auctions, January 2024 Edition

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A truly bad 5 year Treasury note auction sets the tone for 2024's massive debt issuance.
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Jan 23 2024

The Rule of, and Equality Before, the Law

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The rule of law is being rapidly eviscerated by the whacko pro(re)gressive movement, which leads to chaos and violence.
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Jan 21 2024

We Have Soul-Destroying Debt Because We Have Unending Deficits

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The economy appears falsely strong only because of unlimited deficit spending by the federal government.
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Jan 20 2024

Health Insurance and Financial Well-Being

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Health care and health insurance costs do stress family finances, but the real villain is goverment, through cost-increasing policies and taxes and fees.
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Jan 19 2024

MedPAC Dumps on the Medicare Advantage Program

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Medicare advisory committee publishes an unfavorable report on the Medicare Advantage program.
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Jan 18 2024

The One Thing I Wish People Would Really Understand

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Another ugly long-end US Treasury debt instrument auction reinforces the disastrous impact of ongoing huge federal deficits and ever-growing debt pile.
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Jan 17 2024

Lies About Bias in the Criminal Justice System

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A major meta-analysis of criminal sentencing finds no evidence of racial bias.
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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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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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