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Jun 16 2023

Health Care Spending and Medical Inflation

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The annual Office of the Actuary report on national health spending projections is out, with bad news for the deficit.
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Jun 15 2023

Nation’s Biggest Liar Little Timmy Walz Has Made Minnesota a Crime Hotspot

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Incompetent Blowhard's term in office has led to a 36% increase in violent crimes and an 84% increase in murders.
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Jun 15 2023

Federal Waste,

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new analysis reveals simply outrageous amounts of improper payments by the federal government.
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Jun 15 2023

Understanding Medical Inflation

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A recent paper from actuarial firm Milliman provides a good background on understanding medical inflation.
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Jun 14 2023

Interest Rates and Consumer Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Higher interest rates are showing up in higher credit card interest payments, stifling consumer spending.
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Jun 14 2023

And Here Is One Reason Why Cutting the Deficit Will Be Hard

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Medicare spending is high and rising rapidly; one reason getting federal spending under control will be difficult.
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Jun 13 2023

Interest Rates, Inflation, the Federal Reserve and Federal Spending (updated)

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Inflation may be lessening, but that won't fix the interest rate problem or our deficit and debt challenges.
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Jun 13 2023

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 213

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Yes, Virginia, there continues to be CV-19 research worth a look.
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Jun 12 2023

Interest Rates Set to Rise Again, Provoking More Inflation

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Watch out for continuing increases in interest rates, with negative consequences for the economy.
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Jun 12 2023

More Data on Domestic Migration Patterns

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Recent data indicates continued strong migration out of progressive hellholes to well-run states like Florida and Texas.
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Jun 10 2023

The Ruination of Minnesota, Continued

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
The Dem plan to ruin Minnesota is achieving faster results than even they anticipated.
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Jun 08 2023

Yet Another Comprehensive Look at Lockdowns

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another major report finds that lockdowns had very little efficacy, in regard to infections or mortality.
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Jun 07 2023

More and More on Jobs Reports

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
More BLS machinations around jobs numbers, this time in regard to seasonal adjustments.
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Jun 07 2023

Me on a Podcast

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Your opportunity to see and hear me, courtesy of the Michele Tafoya podcast.
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Jun 06 2023

High Cost Patients in the US Population

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A timely new report on the concentration of spending across the entire US population.
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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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