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Jun 20 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of June 15, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An interesting week for US debt, with a very good long-term auction and a big yield jump on a TIPS auction.
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Jun 20 2026

Environmental Effects of Solar Farms

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Solar farms are likely to have as pernicious effects on the environment as wind farms.
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Jun 19 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, June 17, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A study claims we are entering a period of reduced solar activity which may lead to reduced temperatures.
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Jun 18 2026

One More Stop-Loss Carrier Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another stop-loss market report, with some good tips for self-funded plans.
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Jun 17 2026

Medical Cost Trend for 2027

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Looks like 2027 will see even higher health cast spending trends.
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Jun 17 2026

All Affordability Issues are Caused by Government

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Housing costs are typically the single-highest cost in a consumer's budget and government fees and policies are pushing those costs up rapidly.
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Jun 17 2026

The Latest in Fraudulent “Transgender” Research

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another study supposedly indicating that not catering to the transgender delusion in children leads to suicide bites the dust.
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Jun 17 2026

The Federal Budget and Debt Mess

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
We all want to ignore it, but we have a true disaster in federal deficit spending and amount of debt.
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Jun 16 2026

1984

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
In which I write a lengthy review of the most depressing and prescient novel you will ever read; a warning sign for us all.
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Jun 15 2026

Health Affairs Issue of June 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another summary of an 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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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

There is some weird angle here, as Angle Health raises $600 million in a new capital round, but it appears some of it is to provide liquidity to existing shareholders....
September 22, 2026
More AI craziness in health care.  A company called H1 is buying Defacto Health for God-knows how much money.  Both companies claim an AI background and to help with “provider...
September 11, 2026
To show you how AI fever has infected every part of the investing world, this company, Forus, raised $150 million in new capital at a $3 billion valuation by saying...
September 9, 2026
Thyme Care decides its time to party, spicing up its business with a fresh $125 million in capital, with a valuation of over $2 billion.  The company helps manage cancer...
September 3, 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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