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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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Jun 01 2023

More Examples of Why Health Care Costs Are High

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A couple of pieces on prices for services in different treatment settings and physician compensation trends.
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May 31 2023

Medical Inflation is Real

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A long-running report on the health care costs of a typical family reveals higher growth in 2023.
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May 31 2023

The Damage from the Epidemic Response

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A great paper summarizes the harms from the epidemic response.
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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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Happy Health is ecstatic to raise $75 million in new capital for its home health monitoring platform, which helps manage sleep apnea and other problems.  We will see how ecstatic...
August 20, 2026
DocGo, a provider of medical transport services and “mobile” health, is acquiring Hicuity Health, which offers “virtual” care services.  To show you what great investments many of these health care...
August 18, 2026
Hinge Health, which manages care for musculoskeletal and migraine conditions, opens the door to gastrointestinal care with a $105 million acquisition of Cylinder Health, which focuses on managing meds and...
August 5, 2026
If you are a health care company, you too can raise astronomical sums of capital if you claim to be part of the AI wave.  Function Health demonstrates by raising...
August 3, 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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