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May 01 2026

A Legitimate Concern About Artificial Intelligence

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A somewhat technical article gives a sense of why artificial intelligence software and models could create serious problems as rolled out for real-world applications.
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Apr 30 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of April 27, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Generally weak US debt auctions, as rates tend to be rising.
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Apr 30 2026

No Need For “Both-Sides-ism” in Regard to Political Violence

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Conservatives engage in almost no political violence; the mainstream Dem party endorses and celebrates it.
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Apr 29 2026

Renewable Energy Insanity

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Renewable energy causes widespread environmental destruction.
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Apr 29 2026

Adolescents and Cannibis

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Legalization of THC leads to more teen use of these dangerous products.
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Apr 28 2026

The 340B Drug Purchase Program

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
The 340B program is abused by hospitals, especially non-profit ones, to make billions in profit.
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Apr 28 2026

The Anti-Strib, Week of April 20, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another week of rehashed extreme, radical, far-left talking points from our local paper.
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Apr 28 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, April 28, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A critical ocean current isn't in danger of collapsing and tornadoes aren't increasing.
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Apr 27 2026

25 Years of Solitude

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
I can't make it through a supposedly great novel.
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Apr 27 2026

SmartPhones and Social Media Are a Bad Combination

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Research shows just how addictive smartphones are and how beneficial reducing screen time is.
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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

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
Speaking frankly, Candid Health looks like one of those companies we don’t need in health.  It claims to have new revenue cycle management software that is heavily driven by AI...
July 27, 2026
Health care is a big part of the economy so investment dollars tend to flow there, not always wisely.  There is alot of gibberish in this press release from Pearl...
July 9, 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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