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Feb 15 2026

A Good Illustration of How Corrupt Climate Science Is

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Climate hysterics routinely manipulate data and statistical methods to get results that support their outlandish claims.
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Feb 15 2026

More on How Much Minnesota Has Declined Under Dem Rule

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota is near the very bottom of state in household income growth.
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Feb 14 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, February 14, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A new study suggests multiple episodes of rapid warming occurred in the geologically recent past, before humans were supposedly affecting climate.
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Feb 13 2026

Inflation, February 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A very mild inflation report with good news on the real wage front.
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Feb 13 2026

It Is the Hospitals

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
More evidence that hospital systems are the primary cause of excessive health spending growth.
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Feb 12 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of February 9, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another interesting week in US debt auctions.
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Feb 12 2026

The NYTimes Agrees that Marijuana Is Dangerous and Needs Regulation

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The NYTimes reverse course, recognizing that marijuana is a dangerous drug that needs regulation.
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Feb 11 2026

January 2026 Jobs Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The data is just weird in many ways, making it hard to understand the true state and trend of the labor market.
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Feb 11 2026

The Birth of the Constitution

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
A recent book discusses how the Constitution and its specific terms came into existence.
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Feb 10 2026

High-Dose Influenza Vaccine in Seniors

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
And another one bites the dust, high-dose flu vaccines offer no better protection than regular dose for older adults.
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Feb 10 2026

Health Affairs, December 2025 and January 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Catching up on research presented in a couple of issues of Health Affairs.
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Feb 09 2026

The Strib Day by Day for Over Two Weeks

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Every day the Strib outdoes itself in purveying the worst journalism you can imagine.
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Feb 09 2026

Climate Hysteria Debunked, February 9, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A couple of more articles on aspects of climate that are ignored by the hysterics.
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Feb 08 2026

Reasons for US Income Inequality

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Income inequality in the US is largely driven by poor behaviors within an ethnic group, not by differences between them..
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Feb 07 2026

Nutshell

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Here is a quick read by Ian McEwan, his usual excellent writing.
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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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IKS Health, a British company with a US subsidiary that offers “care enablement” and mentions AI, of course,  is buying TruBridge for $557 million.  TruBridge offers revenue cycle management and...
April 30, 2026
Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
April 22, 2026
A company called Whoop raised a ridiculous $575 million in new capital at a supposed $10 billion valuation.  The press release was released on April 1, so I would like...
April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
March 31, 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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