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Mar 18 2024

I Am Done With Coronamonomania, Part 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
March madness is here and coronamonomania persists as well.
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Mar 16 2024

“Long” Covid Is Illusory?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Another study reveals that "long" CV-19 is in fact mythic.
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Mar 15 2024

Charles Dickens

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The latest brief bio summary is in regard to Charles Dickens, a beloved author with the usual complicated life.
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Mar 14 2024

A Quick Economic Note

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Despite what headline numbers may suggest, there is a lot of rottenness in the economy.
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Mar 14 2024

Transgender Mania Is Built on Lies

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Transgender lunacy continues apace, while evidence of its harms also gathers. England shows some sanity.
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Mar 13 2024

Deficits, Debt and Bonds

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
More great news on US debt sales, the deficit and the economy.
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Mar 12 2024

Price Rises Are Not Under Control, Especially if You Count Right

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another higher than expected CPI report, which if interest rates and actual health care prices were included would be even higher.
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Mar 11 2024

Marriage Birth Rates and Young Americans

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
America's young adults are also unable to engage in important aspects of what makes life satisfying and enjoyable.
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Mar 11 2024

The Latest Generations of Kids Have Issues

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
It is almost impossible to raise a healthy child these days.
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Mar 10 2024

Another Example of Renewable Energy Environmental Damage

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Environmental whackos are pushing massive weather and climate-changing renewable energy plants. Hypocrisy? You decide. (Updated)
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Mar 09 2024

Interest Is a Cost and Contributes to Inflation and Inflation Expectations

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Current measures of inflation don't capture the impact of interest rate rises.
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Mar 09 2024

Climate Tidbits

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Actual examination of longer period temperature data shows a cooling trend over thousands of years and nothing unusual about the recent warming period.
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Mar 08 2024

Why Bother Looking at the Jobs Reports?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another jobs report that should be disregarded for at least a month.
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Mar 08 2024

Health Insurance Affordability

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Health insurance is becoming increasingly unaffordable for small employers.
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Mar 07 2024

Failure to Secure the Border Is Poisoning and Killing Children

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Failure to secure the border leads to drug overdoses and poisoning of young children.
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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

Headlines

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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