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Dec 02 2025

Tim Walz Shows the Whole World Why He Is the Incompetent Blowhard

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Our Governor is a lying charlatan who hides between a fantastical spewing of words in an angry tone.
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Dec 01 2025

Wind Power Creates Serious Environmental and Climate Issues

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Offshore wind farms substantially affect the ocean environment and the life in and on oceans.
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Nov 30 2025

Minnesota’s Rampant Somali Fraud Goes National; a Somali Tells the Truth

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Kind of difficult to pretend that Minnesota doesn't have a Somali culture of fraud problem.
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Nov 29 2025

Debussy Biography

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Claude Debussy is one of my favorite composers and I found an informative biography.
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Nov 29 2025

Another Week or so of the Anti-Strib

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Yep, yet another in our never-ending series to shed light on the follies of our local Dem mouth organ.
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Nov 28 2025

US Debt Auctions, Thanksgiving Week 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Recent US debt auctions raise red flags regarding buyers willingness to keep purchasing.
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Nov 28 2025

Why Electricity Prices Are Higher

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
States, like Minnesota, that are forcing use of expensive wind and solar power are experiencing much higher than average electricity cost increases.
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Nov 26 2025

Have a Very Warm and Kind Thanksgiving

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Happy thanksgiving and mucho thanks to all you readers.
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Nov 25 2025

The KFF Health Benefits Survey, Part 2

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
More details from the 2025 Kaiser Family Foundation survey on employer health benefits.
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Nov 24 2025

Health Affairs, November 2025 Issue

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A review of research findings published in the current issue of Health Affairs.
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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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