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May 06 2023

Adding More Fuel to the Youth Mental Health Crisis

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Minnesota passes an extreme cannibis legalization bill, ensuring higher rates of schizophrenia among teens and young adults.
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May 05 2023

The Employment Number Games Continue–Updated

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The jobs numbers are phony, until revised, productivity is declining and unit labor costs are rising. The economy sucks.
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May 05 2023

More Climate Nonsense Debunked

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Sea levels are rising incredibly slowly, are not accelerating, and don't threaten our coasts, but whacko-environmentalists spread their lies anyway.
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May 05 2023

Hospital-Acquired Infections

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Infections are being contracted in a hospital at an increasing rate, endangering patient health.
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May 04 2023

Little Timmy’s Lies Can’t Hide Minnesota’s Decline

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Yay, we are number 48, as Dems destroy Miinnesota's economy, our outlook is one of the worst in the country and our quality of life is declining.
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May 04 2023

Our Children Aren’t Learning History Either

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
American students don't know anything about history either.
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May 03 2023

Personal Income and Educational Attainment

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Data on educational level achieved and income is illuminating.
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May 03 2023

How Bad Can Our Education System Get?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Data from the National Center of Education Statistics reflects the lack of educational attainment in US schools.
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May 02 2023

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 208

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Important research continues to dribble out related to the epidemic and our response to it.
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May 01 2023

A New Entrant for Most Misleading Op-ed

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A David Brooks op-ed misleading claims people flee Democratic-run states to go to Dem urban areas in conservative states.
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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

Mental health is a very hot health care investment area.  Talkiatry raised $210 million in new capital for its virtual mental health services which utilizes employed psychiatrists, psychologists and other...
February 13, 2026
Investors can take comfort in Solace Health, which provides “advocates” to members in health plans, as it raises a fresh $130 million in capital, which takes its alleged value over...
February 11, 2026
Two health care companies moving in opposite directions reported financial results.  Hinge Health, which offers musculoskeletal condition services, reported strong revenue and earnings growth and projected continued rapid rises in...
February 11, 2026
And here is why I often wonder what investors are thinking when they make large investments in companies with dubious businesses.  Carbon Health was going to open hundreds of primary...
February 5, 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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