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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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Mar 26 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of March 24, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A very bad set of US debt auctions this week, with sharply higher interest rates, but likely a one-off due to the Iran situation.
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Mar 25 2026

More on Domestic Income Migration

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
More detail on domestic migration of income for Minnesota is found at a Center for the American Experiment post.
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Mar 25 2026

The Anti-Strib, March 24 and 25, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A couple of days of the Star Tribune gives you a clear sense of how dreadful the coverage is.
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Mar 23 2026

Return to the Land of 10,000 Frauds

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Minnesota has about the worst government in the country; maybe California and Illinois are worse, but it is close.
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Mar 23 2026

The Biggest Threat to Humanity

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
Terrible belief systems and power-made autocrats are the worst enemy of humanity and progress.
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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

Included Health wants no one to feel left out, so it is buying Firefly Health, which is attracted to the light of all that money.  Included Health is yet another...
July 29, 2026
Telehealth is still going strong and whenever possible the companies in the field talk about AI.  Doctronic has an “AI Doctor” which you can visit and it is acquiring Summer...
July 29, 2026
Speaking frankly, Candid Health looks like one of those companies we don’t need in health.  It claims to have new revenue cycle management software that is heavily driven by AI...
July 27, 2026
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

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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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