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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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Jul 09 2026

The Anti-Strib, July 1 to 9, 2026

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Ten days of inadequate, shall we say, provision of news and analysis to Minnesotans.
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Jul 09 2026

The True Cost of Illegal Immigration

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A new paper finds that the massive illegal immigration surge under Biden raised house prices and rents and led to lower per capita income.
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Jul 08 2026

Additional Autism Prevalence Research

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A commentary provides an excellent explanation of why autism diagnoses have risen and the dangers of this practice.
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Jul 06 2026

Giving Money to People Rarely Helps Them Improve Their Lives

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Research finds that microloans to people in poor countries does nothing to improve their lives.
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Jul 05 2026

The Dangers to the Success of the United States

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
An editorial in the WSJ accurately summarizes the threats to the US.
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Jul 04 2026

Happy Independence Day

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
A somber Independence Day, as the nation faces renewed threats to the ideals and rights that the founders fought for and that have made us great.
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Jul 03 2026

Tim Walz, All-time Scumbag

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Timmy Walz sides with criminal pedophiles over law enforcement.
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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

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
Garner Health isn’t gathering any accolades from me, as it raises a new round of $100 million in capital at about a $2.5 billion valuation.   The company supposedly steers...
June 2, 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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