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Apr 02 2026

Heart Attacks in the Medicare Population Around the Epidemic Time

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The FFS Medicare population saw reduced reported heart attacks during the epidemic but an increase in severity and deaths in hospital.
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Apr 02 2026

CV-19 Vax and Sudden Death

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A study shows that if anything, vaccinated people were less likely to experience sudden death.
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Apr 01 2026

A Jolt from the JOLTS Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The February job openings, etc, report suggests an even keel labor market.
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Apr 01 2026

Hollywood History Via the Directors

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
An interesting perspective on the history of American film by examining the role of directors.
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Mar 31 2026

Cold Kills

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study demonstrates how much more dangerous cold is to humans than heat.
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Mar 31 2026

Minnesota’s Tax Burden

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota has a very high tax rate of all types, and the burden falls hardest on the middle class.
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Mar 30 2026

The Anti-Strib, Mid-March 2026 and Forward Catchup, Part 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The second part of the abysmal chore of reviewing Strib gibberish.
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Mar 29 2026

The Anti-Strib, Mid-March 2026 and Forward Catchup, Part 1

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Catching up on another set of missed drollery and fantasy from our local paper.
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Mar 28 2026

Aliens Are Here–Really?

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
We have surge of "aliens are here" reports and discussions, but they aren't.
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Mar 27 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, March 27, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A new study shows little change in CO2 levels through multiple cycles of warming and cooling over the last 3 million years.
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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

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
InStride Health hit the ground running, well maybe walking, as it raised $30 million in additional capital for its pediatric mental health business.  Children’s mental health would be just fine...
June 17, 2026
GoHealth is another of those excessively valued health startups that was always destined to flounder and not it has filed bankruptcy and the company will be turned over to lenders....
June 8, 2026
Garner Health isn’t gathering any accolades from me, as it raises a new round of $100 million in capital at about a $2.5 billion valuation.   The company supposedly steers...
June 2, 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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