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Aug 22 2024

Inflation Explained

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Inflation is most often caused by excessive government spending leading to increases in the money supply.
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Aug 21 2024

However Insane You Think the Dems Are, Multiply it by 100 Times

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A video from the DNC shows what a disgraceful bunch of jackasses the Dems have become.
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Aug 21 2024

Big Jobs Revisions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
As projected by knowledgeable analysts, the employment numbers for 2023 saw a huge downward revision today.
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Aug 21 2024

Elon Musk

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
An Elon Musk bio paints a in-depth picture of a driven and disturbed individual who has accomplished phenomenal success in seeral important areas.
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Aug 20 2024

Your Weekly Climate Sanity Post

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
There is no unprecedented warming on Earth and temperature is not controlled by CO2.
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Aug 20 2024

Real Temperature Trends in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An updated temperature analysis for Minnesota stations shows the ongoing pattern of recent warmth in some areas but cooling in others.
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Aug 19 2024

I Am Done With Coronamonomania, Part 10

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
If I am already up to part 10 on this series, not really quite done with coronamonomania.
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Aug 17 2024

Why Are We Like We Are?

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Hard not to wonder--if there are other worlds supporting complex life, are they as barbaric as ours?
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Aug 16 2024

The Week’s Economic News

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The economy is weak and Khameleon Kamela will make it even worse.
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Aug 15 2024

Amount of Sunshine Is Related to Temperature, Gosh, Who Knew?

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Guess what--more sunshine creates higher surface air temperatures.
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Aug 15 2024

What Is Really Going on with Health Care Prices

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A more accurate source of health care price trends.
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Aug 14 2024

More Information on Minnesota’s Economy

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A quick note on an additional source of data on Minnesota's economy.
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Aug 14 2024

How to Actually Read the Inflation Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
The prices of things that are most important to consumers continue to rise rapidly.
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Aug 13 2024

Where to Find the Truth About Minnesota Under Little Timmy

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
With a little research you can easily find the facts on how much Little Timmy Walz has screwed up Minnesota.
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Aug 11 2024

More Star Tribune Shenanigans

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Having had more than I can take of Strib garbage, I finally had to write to a columnist regarding a pathetic paean to the IB.
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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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Another company whose valuation I don’t understand, Oura Health which makes the ring that supposedly tracks all kinds of health-related data for people, is acquiring a company called Counsel Health...
November 10, 2026
Cencora, formerly Amerisource Bergen, a large drug wholesaler, is acquiring a greater equity stake in American Oncology Network.  All three of the major drug wholesalers have interests in oncology companies....
October 22, 2026
There is some weird angle here, as Angle Health raises $600 million in a new capital round, but it appears some of it is to provide liquidity to existing shareholders....
September 22, 2026
More AI craziness in health care.  A company called H1 is buying Defacto Health for God-knows how much money.  Both companies claim an AI background and to help with “provider...
September 11, 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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