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Sep 02 2023

Now We Know Why Minnesota Hid Its School Attendance Data

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Regular school attendance in Minnesota is alarming and atrocious, but maybe all they are missing is political indoctrination and gender disaffirmation.
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Sep 01 2023

It’s Just Shocking, But Payroll Numbers Were Revised Lower Again

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
It gets old, reporting on the constant downward revisions to jobs data released by the BLS.
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Sep 01 2023

Which Country Is Getting Played Like a Fool?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
China in particular continues to rapidly increase coal use for electricity generation, telling us just how worried they are about CO2 causing global warming.
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Sep 01 2023

More on the Pernicious Environmental Effects of Offshore Wind Farms

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Wind farms in the ocean screw with the local environment and the marine ecosystem, but let's ignore that so rich people can keep getting their "renewable" subsidies.
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Aug 31 2023

Employer-Provided Health Care

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A lot of Americans are employed by big companies and a new survey reveals their primary health care spending concerns.
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Aug 30 2023

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 221

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few more summaries as the research dribbles on.
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Aug 29 2023

Oops, Sure Enough the BLS Got Caught With Phony Numbers and Did a Big Revision

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A huge revision downward in a key labor report is just the tip of the iceberg on the current administrations fraudulent data releases.
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Aug 29 2023

It Isn’t Just Older, Retired People Going to Florida and Texas

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Young wealthy people are moving from Dem-run third-world states to more enlightened, low tax ones like Florida and Texas.
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Aug 28 2023

I’m Back, the Country Isn’t

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Minnesota's public school students learn nothing they need to succeed in life, but will be great Dem voters.
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Aug 25 2023

Increases in Medical Costs and Health Insurance for 2024

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another benefits consulting firm projects substantial increases in medical costs and insurance premiums for 2024.
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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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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
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

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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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