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Oct 27 2025

Debunking Climate Hysteria, October 27, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Wind farms are extremely environmentally damaging.
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Oct 26 2025

US Debt Auctions, Week of October 20, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An interesting TIPS auction occurred last week, with a much lower "real" interest rate than similar auctions this year.
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Oct 24 2025

They Are Still Pimping CV-19 Vax

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Some researchers are determined to keep the CV-19 vax flowing.
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Oct 23 2025

Kaiser Annual Health Benefits Survey

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
An initial post on the annual KFF health benefits survey, with a quick note on the plight of working families.
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Oct 22 2025

Electricity Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
While electricity prices nationally have been stable adjusted for inflation, renewable-heavy states have high prices and price growth.
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Oct 21 2025

Cancer Incidence Rates

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Cancer incidence rates are rising for some cancers in young adults, but the same cancers are seeing an increase in incidence among older adults.
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Oct 20 2025

Utilization Management in US Health Care

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Prior authorization may not be the best way to do it, but we need some oversight of the care doctors deliver.
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Oct 19 2025

You Are a Dope if You Use Dope

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Marijuana is responsible for many fatal car crashes.
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Oct 19 2025

Cancer Surgery Access in MA

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A questionable study on Medicare Advantage members' access to cancer surgeries at expensive, supposedly high quality, centers.
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Oct 18 2025

Paul McCartney

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Paul McCartney delivered in probably his last Twin Cities appearance.
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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

There are so many health care companies that people struggle to come up with names and we end with weird stuff like Grow Therapy, which nonetheless raised $150 million to...
March 4, 2026
There has been a lot of activity lately in the once-hot field of primary care clinics.  Companies going bankrupt, out-of-business, being bought, merging.  Humana, which is now solely a Medicare...
February 18, 2026
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

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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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