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Oct 03 2026

A Misleading Jobs Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
While headlines say there was disappointing job growth in September, the reality is likely different.
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Oct 01 2026

The Shortest History of China

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A brief history of China is a quick and excellent read to understand how the country got where it is today.
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Sep 30 2026

JOLTS For August 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey covering August shows no substantial change in the labor market.d
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Sep 29 2026

Cancer Mortality

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Screenings and better treatments have led to a significant drop in cancer mortality and lengthening of survival times.
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Sep 28 2026

Physician Compensation

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Excessive physician pay, particularly in specialties, is a definite factor in our high health spending and insurance costs.
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Sep 27 2026

Site of Care Reimbursement

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Standardizing reimbursement across all sites of care is an easy way to help lower health spending.
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Sep 26 2026

Short Videos Are Not Good For Your Cognition

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Using short videos for "educational" purposes has a negative effect on learning, also known as "learing" for those in Minnesota.
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Sep 25 2026

Normandy ’44

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
A book on D-Day and its aftermath is well worth a read.
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Sep 25 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of September 21, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An atrocious week for US debt sales.
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Sep 24 2026

CV-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Is Still Being Analyzed

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
New research demonstrates again the extremely limited impact of CV-19 vax either on coronavirus disease or other respiratory disease.
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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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Research

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

There is some weird angle here, as Angle Health raises $600 million in a new capital round, but it appears some of it is to provide liquidity to existing shareholders....
September 22, 2026
More AI craziness in health care.  A company called H1 is buying Defacto Health for God-knows how much money.  Both companies claim an AI background and to help with “provider...
September 11, 2026
To show you how AI fever has infected every part of the investing world, this company, Forus, raised $150 million in new capital at a $3 billion valuation by saying...
September 9, 2026
Thyme Care decides its time to party, spicing up its business with a fresh $125 million in capital, with a valuation of over $2 billion.  The company helps manage cancer...
September 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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