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Sep 29 2025

2026 Is Looking Like a Really Bad Year for Health Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Small companies are facing very large premium increases for 2026.
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Sep 28 2025

Inflation in 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Inflation has not really been tamed, but for many people real incomes are growing.
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Sep 26 2025

Tylenol and Autism

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
There is no link between tylenol and autism, except in the deranged mind of RFK, Jr.
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Sep 26 2025

Impact of Physician Consolidation

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Provider consolidation is a leading reason for why our health care is so expensive.
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Sep 25 2025

Renewable Energy Is a Scam for Rich People

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another renewable energy project bites the dust--expensive, unreliable and environmentally damaging.
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Sep 25 2025

US Debt Auctions, Week of September 22, 2025

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A bad week for US debt, with succeedingly troubled auctions.
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Sep 24 2025

Book Review–The Rings of Saturn

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
An accidental author discovery leads to a fascinating book.
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Sep 23 2025

California Screamin’

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
California is overrun with irrational ideologues whose ignorance is on full display every time they speak.
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Sep 23 2025

The September 2025 Issue of Health Affairs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Now we turn our attention to the September issue of a supposedly premier health services research publication.
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Sep 22 2025

Employment in Minnesota

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota has weak job growth compared to other states and the national average, and almost all the growth is in government-supported sectors.
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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

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
Two health care companies moving in opposite directions reported financial results.  Hinge Health, which offers musculoskeletal condition services, reported strong revenue and earnings growth and projected continued rapid rises in...
February 11, 2026
And here is why I often wonder what investors are thinking when they make large investments in companies with dubious businesses.  Carbon Health was going to open hundreds of primary...
February 5, 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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