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Apr 04 2026

Minnesota Is Not a Family-Friendly State

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
King Walz lies about what Minnesota is like to live in or do business in.
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Apr 03 2026

March 2026 Jobs Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The headline number on the March jobs report was positive, but the details were mixed.
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Apr 03 2026

Weight Loss Drugs and Health Care Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Weight loss drugs are expensive and may not generate a return by lowering overall health care spending in the short or long term.
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Apr 02 2026

Heart Attacks in the Medicare Population Around the Epidemic Time

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
The FFS Medicare population saw reduced reported heart attacks during the epidemic but an increase in severity and deaths in hospital.
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Apr 02 2026

CV-19 Vax and Sudden Death

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
A study shows that if anything, vaccinated people were less likely to experience sudden death.
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Apr 01 2026

A Jolt from the JOLTS Report

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The February job openings, etc, report suggests an even keel labor market.
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Apr 01 2026

Hollywood History Via the Directors

By Kevin Roche Commentary 3 Comments
An interesting perspective on the history of American film by examining the role of directors.
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Mar 31 2026

Cold Kills

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A study demonstrates how much more dangerous cold is to humans than heat.
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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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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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Research

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

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
Eight Sleep, another one of those weird names that litter health care, raised a new round of capital which supposedly values the company at $1.5 billion.  Eight Sleep sells sleep...
March 10, 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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