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Jul 06 2023

Medicaid Annual Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
There is a also a regular commission report on Medicaid.
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Jul 05 2023

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Annual Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Medicare has more than a few issues and the MedPAC annual report identifies them.
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Jul 05 2023

More Doomsday Material, Straight from the Federal Government

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A report from the Congressional Budget Office shows how dire our fiscal situation is, and our spendthrift Congress is incapable of addressing the danger.
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Jul 04 2023

A Fourth of July Prayer

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Happy Independence Day and spend a moment contemplating your good fortune and how to preserve it for future generations.
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Jul 04 2023

Physician-owned Hospitals

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Physician-owned hospitals charge far less than other facilities, which is likely why they have been opposed.
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Jul 03 2023

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 214

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A holiday treat of more CV-19 research summaries.
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Jul 02 2023

Medicare Advantage and Those with Chronic Illnesses

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Less-healthy Medicare beneficiaries appear to feel that Medicare Advantage plans address their needs just fine.
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Jul 01 2023

A Weird Factoid for Your Holiday Enjoyment

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
New research continues to suggest that some vaccinations may limit dementia risk, indicating a pathogen link to the disease.
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Jul 01 2023

I Love Doomsday Material

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Our national debt will strangle us.
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Jul 01 2023

Another Projection of Medical Costs for Employee Plans in 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
More health care inflation is on the way.
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Jul 01 2023

?Que Es Mas Atractivo? Florida o California?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A poll from California helps explain why so many people are fleeing its uber-progressive insanity.
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Jun 30 2023

Climate Models Are About as Good as Epidemic Ones

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A leading climate model has bad outputs and embedded work-arounds and simply shouldn't be used.
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Jun 30 2023

More Head-Scratching Economic Stats

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Two crucial economic numbers are showing the widest divergence in decades. Who knows what is really going on.
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Jun 29 2023

Hailing Renewable Energy

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Mother Nature shows her respect for a renewable energy source.
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Jun 28 2023

And You Thought I Was Kidding

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Minnesota is a sick, sick state.
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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

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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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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