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Jul 18 2026

Explain this Educational Conundrum

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Minnesota graduates students from high schools even when they have learned little.
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Jul 18 2026

Another Week of the Anti-Strib, July 11, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
It's that time we all dread again, more from the Star Tribune.
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Jul 17 2026

Renewable Energy Follies, July 17, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another hilarious destruction of a renewable energy plant by Mother Nature.
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Jul 16 2026

Another Phony Ranking of States

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another phony ranking system ranks Minnesota high for businesses.
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Jul 15 2026

Authoritarianism and Efficiency

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new article has an interesting perspective on whether authoritarian governments are actually more efficient at creating progress.
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Jul 14 2026

CPI For June 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A lower than expected inflation reading, but that may largely be due to energy prices.
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Jul 13 2026

BEA State Economic Reports

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Minnesota's economy is quite weak, according the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Jul 12 2026

Climate and Migration

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new paper describes the role of natural climate variation in human migration patterns.
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Jul 11 2026

US Debt Auctions, Week of July 6, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another week of debt auctions, generally rates are heading higher.
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Jul 10 2026

Truth About Renewable Energy Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
High electricity costs result for state carbon-free source mandates and other dumb policies from you-know-which party.
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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

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
InStride Health hit the ground running, well maybe walking, as it raised $30 million in additional capital for its pediatric mental health business.  Children’s mental health would be just fine...
June 17, 2026
GoHealth is another of those excessively valued health startups that was always destined to flounder and not it has filed bankruptcy and the company will be turned over to lenders....
June 8, 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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