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Mar 26 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of March 24, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A very bad set of US debt auctions this week, with sharply higher interest rates, but likely a one-off due to the Iran situation.
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Mar 25 2026

More on Domestic Income Migration

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
More detail on domestic migration of income for Minnesota is found at a Center for the American Experiment post.
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Mar 25 2026

The Anti-Strib, March 24 and 25, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A couple of days of the Star Tribune gives you a clear sense of how dreadful the coverage is.
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Mar 23 2026

Return to the Land of 10,000 Frauds

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Minnesota has about the worst government in the country; maybe California and Illinois are worse, but it is close.
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Mar 23 2026

The Biggest Threat to Humanity

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Terrible belief systems and power-made autocrats are the worst enemy of humanity and progress.
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Mar 21 2026

IRS Migration Data

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Once again Minnesota is a top loser in people with income, but hey, we get lots of non-working fraudsters coming in.
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Mar 20 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, March 20, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
The current temperature rise, if accurate, is not unusual for the last 20,000 years.
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Mar 19 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of March 16, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A somewhat slow week for debt auctions, but one reflecting uncertainty around Iran.
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Mar 19 2026

It Never Ends With the CV-19 Deaths BS

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Another garbage modeling study claims that there were many more deaths early in the CV-19 epidemic.
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Mar 18 2026

Producer Prices, March 2026 Release

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A higher than expected producer price index price prompts unnecessary alarm.
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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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Color Turquoise Health happy, as it raises $40 million in new capital to support an expansion of its business from price transparency to managing contracts for providers.  Unfortunately the price...
March 18, 2026
Eight Sleep, another one of those weird names that litter health care, raised a new round of capital which supposedly values the company at $1.5 billion.  Eight Sleep sells sleep...
March 10, 2026
Simplistically, high health spending is due to high hospital prices, which is due to excessive market power.  An article shows just how concentrated most US hospital markets are.   In...
March 10, 2026
Mental health companies are very hot.  Virtual mental health services provider Talkspace is being bought by hospital operator Universal Health for around $835 million, a high multiple of revenue and...
March 10, 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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