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Dec 08 2023

Another Look at Health Care Inflation

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An update on national health spending and price increases.
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Dec 07 2023

Minnesota’s Gift to the Country and the Republican Party

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Fat Timmy gets a new role in which to spread his lies and insane policies.
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Dec 06 2023

The Labor Market Begins to Implode

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The latest labor data shows a declining labor market, with more bad news likely on Friday.
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Dec 05 2023

The Most Brilliant and Simple Defense of Freedom You Will See

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Please cry for us Argentina, we have no one as brilliant as your new President.
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Dec 05 2023

More Random Economic News

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
No matter what things look like on the surface, the economy and our nation's finances are completely rotten underneath.
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Dec 04 2023

No Further Comment Needed

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Qualities associated with conservatism and being conservative lead to better relationships with children and less mental health issues for adolescents.
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Dec 04 2023

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 231

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
I am doing these less frequently over time, but here is another set of CV-19 research summaries.
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Dec 03 2023

Suicide Rates, and Another Plea for Equity

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Suicides continue to rise and there is no equity and no attempt to address the glaring disparity, because it affects white people.
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Dec 02 2023

Update on One of the Worst Climate Lies

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
The infamous Mann hockey stick which showed large temperature rises is revealed to be even more of a fraud.
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Nov 30 2023

How Are Family Finances Really Doing?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A detailed look at American family finances suggests that the wealthy are doing great but the lower half of the income distribution not so much.
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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

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
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

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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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