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Aug 07 2026

July 2026 Jobs Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A mediocre employment report for July, but nothing alarming.
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Aug 06 2026

Some More Great News on Marijuana

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The number of people getting high every day is frightening, as is the general state of our country's mental health.
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Aug 06 2026

Autism and Measles Vaccine

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another large study shows no association betweens the MMR vax and autism.
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Aug 05 2026

August 2026 JOLTS Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An unexceptional report on job openings and labor turnover.
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Aug 04 2026

Medicare Advantage Enrollment in 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Medicare Advantage continues to grow despite concerns over payments and prior authorization practices.
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Aug 04 2026

Another Crazy State Ranking

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another baloney ranking of states rates Minnesota highly.
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Aug 03 2026

True Wildfire Statistics

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Some accuracy about wildfire trends in Minnesota.
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Aug 02 2026

Brave New World

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Aldous Huxley novel is a bit of a snooze.
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Aug 01 2026

Venture Capital Activity, Second Quarter 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The first half of 2026 was dominated by AI companies in the venture world.
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Jul 31 2026

Red State, Blue State

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Yet another report demonstrates that Rep-run states are doing far better at creating a good economy and raising living standards for their residents.
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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

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
Included Health wants no one to feel left out, so it is buying Firefly Health, which is attracted to the light of all that money.  Included Health is yet another...
July 29, 2026
Telehealth is still going strong and whenever possible the companies in the field talk about AI.  Doctronic has an “AI Doctor” which you can visit and it is acquiring Summer...
July 29, 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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