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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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Jun 05 2023

Help, I’m Melting, I’m Melting…..Not

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Antarctica is gaining ice shelf extent and ice mass, not melting and raising sea levels.
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Jun 05 2023

High Cost Medical Patients

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A glimpse at high-cost enrollees in a commercial health plan is revealing.
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Jun 04 2023

A Truly Skeptical Environmentalist

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Scattered glimpses of climate truth are present, if you look. Here is one.
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Jun 04 2023

Racism Is a Problem, Whoever It Comes From

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A poll and a story reflect the woeful state of our society, filled with DEI racists and ignorant ideological clowns.
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Jun 03 2023

More Environmental Misinformation

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Environmentalists lie, period, they lie, all the time, about everything, especially in regard to climate.
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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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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
Angle Health, a vendor of a supposedly artificial intelligence powered health benefits platform for employers raised $134 million in new capital.  All you have to do is mention AI and...
December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
December 2, 2025
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

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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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