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Apr 17 2026

Cancer During the Epidemic

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The epidemic lockdowns and terror campaign led to worsening cancer survival and more deaths.
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Apr 17 2026

Minnesota Taxpayers Get Screwed

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Minnesota is a high spending, high tax and very high fraud and waste state.
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Apr 16 2026

Q1 2026 Venture Capital Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The venture capital industry is fixated on AI, which is driving most activity.
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Apr 16 2026

Medicare Advantage and Total Medicare Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study finds that more Medicare Advantage penetration is associated with. lower total Medicare spending.
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Apr 15 2026

Fluoride in the Water

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A good study debunks the garbage about fluoride in the water causing lower intelligence.
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Apr 14 2026

Health Spending Variation

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
There is extensive variation in metro areas for people covered by employer health plans.
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Apr 13 2026

Tylenol and Autism

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another study confirms that there is no association between Tylenol and autism.
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Apr 13 2026

Health Affairs, April 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Summaries for another issue of Health Affairs.
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Apr 12 2026

Debunking Climate Hysteria, April 12, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
The discovery of ancient trees at high altitudes belies the hysteric notion that warmth today is "unprecedented".
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Apr 11 2026

March 2026 CPI Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The March CPI showed an early impact of energy price increases.
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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

Innovacer, which basically collects data on a patient from multiple sources and aggregates it, raised an astounding $275 million in new capital, supposedly at a valuation of almost $3.5 billion....
April 22, 2026
A company called Whoop raised a ridiculous $575 million in new capital at a supposed $10 billion valuation.  The press release was released on April 1, so I would like...
April 5, 2026
Big deals continue in health care financings.  eMed, which manages weight loss medications for employers, raises a hefty $200 million, giving it a valuation of $2 billion, which seems crazy....
March 31, 2026
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

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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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