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May 24 2023

“Science” Is Often Fake

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
An amazing 25% of all scientific papers are likely to be fake, according to a new study.
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May 23 2023

Maybe Natural Cycles Cause Climate Variation–Nah That Can’t Be

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
It is pretty clear that the interaction of various components of Earth's orbital dynamics are responsible for major climate shifts, and that CO2 levels have little to do with the…
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May 23 2023

Time to Stop the Systemic Discrimination Nonsense

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A study of discrimination against women in science finds little evidence that it exists. The introduction is a must-read.
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May 22 2023

Event Rates by Vax Status, Ages 18 to 49

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The major adult group's event rates, by vax status.
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May 22 2023

Final Breakthrough Tables

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A last look at the outstanding set of tables Dave Dixon created that revealed the Governor's lies about events among the vaxed population.
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May 22 2023

Hospital-Acquired CV-19

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A number of people actually got CV-19 in a hospital.
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May 22 2023

Long-Term Care CV-19 Deaths

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Long-term care residents were particularly vulnerable to CV-19.
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May 21 2023

The Ruination of Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary 5 Comments
Minnesota will be a cold and un-beautiful California, only worse, thanks to the current legislative session.
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May 21 2023

But They Told Us There Would Be No More Snow!!

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
We were told there would be no snow, but that appears to have been a lie.
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May 20 2023

You Must Read What This Supreme Court Justice Said About the Epidemic Response

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A Supreme Court Justice brilliantly sums up the wanton disregard for constitutional rights during the epidemic.
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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

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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