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Oct 29 2025

An Addendum to the US Debt Auction Post

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Federal Reserve doesn't control interest rates that matter any more.
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Oct 29 2025

Debunking Climate Hysteria, October 29, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Extinction rates have slowed, not increased, in recent years.
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Oct 28 2025

US Debt Auctions, Week of October 27, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A generally mediocre week of US debt auctions.
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Oct 28 2025

Debunking Climate Hysteria, October 28, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another study debunks the allegedly critical role of CO2 in climate and temperature.
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Oct 27 2025

Q3 2025 Venture Capital Activity

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Private equity and venture capital are the engine of America's economic growth and are moving along at a moderate pace.
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Oct 27 2025

Debunking Climate Hysteria, October 27, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Wind farms are extremely environmentally damaging.
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Oct 26 2025

US Debt Auctions, Week of October 20, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An interesting TIPS auction occurred last week, with a much lower "real" interest rate than similar auctions this year.
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Oct 24 2025

They Are Still Pimping CV-19 Vax

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Some researchers are determined to keep the CV-19 vax flowing.
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Oct 23 2025

Kaiser Annual Health Benefits Survey

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
An initial post on the annual KFF health benefits survey, with a quick note on the plight of working families.
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Oct 22 2025

Electricity Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
While electricity prices nationally have been stable adjusted for inflation, renewable-heavy states have high prices and price growth.
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Oct 21 2025

Cancer Incidence Rates

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Cancer incidence rates are rising for some cancers in young adults, but the same cancers are seeing an increase in incidence among older adults.
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Oct 20 2025

Utilization Management in US Health Care

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Prior authorization may not be the best way to do it, but we need some oversight of the care doctors deliver.
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Oct 19 2025

You Are a Dope if You Use Dope

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Marijuana is responsible for many fatal car crashes.
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Oct 19 2025

Cancer Surgery Access in MA

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A questionable study on Medicare Advantage members' access to cancer surgeries at expensive, supposedly high quality, centers.
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Oct 18 2025

Paul McCartney

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Paul McCartney delivered in probably his last Twin Cities appearance.
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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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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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